Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sororicidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
soro-r-i-ci-dal
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to sororicide, the killing of one's sister.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōr Proto-Italic *swezōr Latin soror Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin -cīdium Latin sorōricīdiumbor. English sororicide English -al English sororicidal From sororicide + -al.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does sororicidal mean?
Of or pertaining to sororicide, the killing of one's sister.
Where does sororicidal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōr Proto-Italic *swezōr Latin soror Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin -cīdium Latin sorōricīdiumbor. English sororicide English -al English sororicidal From sororicide + -al.

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