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Where does “ἀνδρόγυνος” come from?

ἀνδρόγυνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

ἀνδρόγυνος (Ancient Greek): hermaphrodite; a man who is womanish, weak,...

Definitions

  1. hermaphrodite; a man who is womanish, weak,...

Ancestry of “ἀνδρόγυνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
2Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
3Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—

Words derived from “ἀνδρόγυνος”

  • androgynous
  • androgyne
  • androgynously
  • androgynism
  • androgynization
  • androgynist
  • nonandrogynous
  • androgynousness
  • androgynize
  • polyandrogynous
  • androgyne
  • androgynus
  • andrógino
  • androginia
  • androgyne
  • androgino
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