Where does “θηλυφόνος” come from?

θηλυφόνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φόνος, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰónos — murder.

Ancestry of “θηλυφόνος”, step by step

θηλυφόνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek φόνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφόνοςmurder, slaughter; murder, homicide
2Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰónosmurder

via Ancient Greek θῆλῠς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθῆλῠςfemale

Words derived from “θηλυφόνος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰónos →Every word from Ancient Greek φόνος →