Where does “μισογύνης” come from?
μισογύνης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μισέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
μισογύνης (Ancient Greek): a woman-hater
Definitions
- a woman-hater
Ancestry of “μισογύνης”, step by step
μισογύνης traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μισέω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μισέω | I hate |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Ancient Greek γυνή
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | γυνή | woman, female; wife |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷənā | woman |
via Ancient Greek μῑσόγῠνος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μῑσόγῠνος | hating women |