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Where does “androgyne” come from?

androgyne (English) comes from French androgyne, from Latin androgynus, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγυνος, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

androgyne (English): A person who is androgynous; An androgynous plant

Definitions

  1. A person who is androgynous; An androgynous plant

Ancestry of “androgyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchandrogyneandrogynous; androgyne, androgynous person;...
2Latinandrogynushermaphrodite
3Ancient Greekἀνδρόγυνοςhermaphrodite; a man who is womanish, weak,...
4Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
5Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
6Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—

Words derived from “androgyne”

  • androgynism
  • androgynization
  • androgynize
  • androgynist
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