Etymology of the English word sororicide
the English word
sororicidederived from the Latin word
sororicida (one who murders a sister)
derived from the Latin word
soror (sister)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swesor-using the Late Latin suffix
-cidaderived from the Late Latin word
caedere (chop, hew, cut out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaə-id-Date
The earliest known usage of sororicide in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
