sororicide

[ suh-rawr-uh-sahyd, -ror- ]

noun

1. the act of killing one's own sister.
2. a person who kills their sister.

sororicide

/ səˈrɒrɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the act of killing one's own sister
2. a person who kills his or her sister

Derived Forms

• soˌroriˈcidal, adjective

Other Words From

• so·rori·cidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sororicide¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin sorōricīda “one who kills his sister,” -cīdium “the act of killing one's sister,” equivalent to sorōr- (stem of soror ) sister + -cīda, -cīdium -cide

Word History and Origins

Origin of sororicide¹

C17: from Latin sorōricīda one who murders his sister, from soror sister + caedere to slay