Where does “feminitat” come from?

feminitat (Catalan) comes from Catalan femení, from Latin fēminīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

feminitat (Catalan): femininity, womanliness

Definitions

  1. femininity, womanliness

Ancestry of “feminitat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfemenífeminine
2Latinfēminīnusfeminine
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin fēminīnus →
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