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fratricide

The origin and history of fratricide.

Etymology

Fratricide entered English through Middle French fratricide. The sense of the killing itself traces to the Latin frātricīdium, while the sense of the person who commits it traces to the related Latin frātricīda.

Origin: Latin, via Middle French

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