Where does “αδελφοκτονία” come from?

αδελφοκτονία (Greek) comes from Greek αδελφός, from Ancient Greek ἀδελφός, from Proto-Hellenic əgʷelpʰós — brother.

αδελφοκτονία (Greek): fratricide; sororicide

Definitions

  1. fratricide; sororicide

Ancestry of “αδελφοκτονία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαδελφόςbrother; monk
2Ancient Greekἀδελφόςbrotherly or sisterly; double; closely related,...
3Proto-Hellenicəgʷelpʰósbrother
Every word from Proto-Hellenic əgʷelpʰós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀδελφός →Every word from Greek αδελφός →