Where does “sororicide” come from?
sororicide (English) comes from Latin sororicida, from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.
sororicide (English): The killing of one's sister; A person who kills...
Definitions
- The killing of one's sister; A person who kills...
Ancestry of “sororicide”, step by step
sororicide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sororicida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sororicida | a person who murders his sister |
| 2 | Latin | soror | sister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | swezōr | sister |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
via Latin sororicidium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sororicidium | sororicide |
| 2 | Latin | -cīdium | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |