'homicide' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'homicidium,' where 'homo' meant 'man' and 'caedere' meant 'to kill.'

'homicidium' transformed into the Old French word 'homicide,' and eventually became the modern English word 'homicide' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'the killing of a man,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another.'