Meanings
adjectivesororicidal (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to sororicide, the killing of one's sister.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésh₂r̥
- Proto-Indo-European*su-h₁ésh₂-ōr?
- Proto-Indo-European*swé
- Proto-Indo-European*swésōr
- Proto-Italic*swezōr
- Latinsoror
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
- Proto-Italic*kaidō
- Latincaedō
- Latinsorōricīdium
- Englishsororicide
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishsororicidal
From sororicide + -al.
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sororicidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sororicidal
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“sororicidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sororicidal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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