generate questions: Genocide has become an official term used in international relations. The word genocide was not in use before 1944. Before this, in 1941, Winston Churchill described the mass killing of Russian prisoners of war and civilians as "a crime without a name". In that year, a Polish-Jewish lawyer named Raphael Lemkin, described the policies of systematic murder founded by the Nazis as genocide. The word genocide is the combination of the Greek prefix geno- (meaning tribe or race) and caedere (the Latin word for to kill). The word is defined as a specific set of violent crimes that are committed against a certain group with the attempt to remove the entire group from existence or to destroy them.
When was the word "genocide" first used? {sep_token} What is the etymology of the term "genocide"? {sep_token} What is the definition of genocide? {sep_token} Who coined the term "genocide"? {sep_token} Who referred to acts of genocide in 1941? {sep_token} The word "genocide" was unknown until what year? {sep_token} In 1941, how did Winston Churchill refer to the mass killings of Russian prisoners of war? {sep_token} What was the name of the Polish-Jewish lawyer who first described Nazi atrocities as "genocide?" {sep_token} What is the etymological basis of the word "genocide?" {sep_token} As it pertains to violent crimes against targeted groups, what is the ultimate motivation within the actions of genocide?