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Where does “antifemininity” come from?

antifemininity (English) comes from English femininity, from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

antifemininity (English): Beliefs and behaviours that oppose or shun...

Definitions

  1. Beliefs and behaviours that oppose or shun...

Ancestry of “antifemininity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfemininityThe sum of all attributes that are feminine or...
2English-ityUsed to form a noun from an adjective;...
3Middle English-ite—
4Old French-ité-ity
5Latin-itās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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