noun
Origin: ME < OFr < L fratricida
a person who kills his or her own brother or sisterOrigin: Fr < LL(Ec) fratricidium < L fratricida, one who kills a brother < frater, brother + caedere, to kill (see -cide)
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin frātricīdium
Origin: and frātricīda
Origin: : frāter, frātr-, brother; see bhrāter- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + -cīdium
Origin: and -cīda, -cide
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