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Where does “sororicida” come from?

sororicida (Latin) comes 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.

sororicida (Latin): a person who murders his sister

Definitions

  1. a person who murders his sister

Ancestry of “sororicida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsororsister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;...
2Proto-Italicswezōrsister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “sororicida”

  • sororicide
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