Etymograph

English

gynocide

From gyno- + -cide, after genocide.

Formed from gyno- + -cide

Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn ‘woman’

Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā ‘woman’

Ancient Greek γῠνή ‘woman, female’

English gyno-

Today it means

noun The killing of women and girls, especially considered as a social phenomenon.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gynocide