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Summary: *Cis* and its variants *cid* and *-cide* come from a Latin root which means both 'cut' and 'kill.' Some common words derived from this root include de[*cid*]e, de[*cis*]ion, and sui[*cide*]. Perhaps the best way to remember this root is by thinking of s[*cis*]sors -- a scissor cuts