femicide

The story

1. Latin · derived fromfēmina“woman”
2. English todayfemicide

From fem- + -icide, ultimately derived from Latin fēmina (“woman”), after the model of homicide, genocide, etc.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 1801 The killing of a woman or girl, originally (figurative) with reference to loss of virtue but now usually (law) specifically because of their sex or gender and especially such a killing by a man motivated by misogyny.
• 1828 A person who commits such an act.