Etymology

sororicide

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Latin sorōricīdium
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sororicide · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromsorōricīdium“killing of one’s sister”
  2. English todaysororicide

From Latin sorōricīdium (“killing of one’s sister”), from soror (“sister”) + -cīdium (“killing”). Equivalent to Latin soror (“sister”) + -cide (“killing”).

sororicide · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromsorōricīda“one who kills his sister”
  2. English todaysororicide

From Latin sorōricīda (“one who kills his sister”), from soror (“sister”) + -cīda (“killer”). Equivalent to Latin soror (“sister”) + -cide (“killer”).

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