Etymology

feminicide

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First used 1831
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The story

From Latin fēmina (“woman”) + -icide, correcting the grammaticality of earlier femicide.

First known use, by meaning

  • 1831 Alternative form of femicide, the actual killing of a woman or girl.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.