Etymology

filicide

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Today it means: The killing of one's own child. Full definition →

Latin fīlius
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfīlius“son”
  2. English todayfilicide

From Latin fīlius (“son”), fīlia (“daughter”) + -cide.

Words from the same roots

Latinfīlius all →

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