Where does “demasculinization” come from?
demasculinization (English) comes from English masculinization, from English masculinize, from English masculine, from French masculin, from Italian maschile, from Spanish masculino, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
demasculinization (English): The removal of the testicles; The suppression of...
Definitions
- The removal of the testicles; The suppression of...
Ancestry of “demasculinization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masculinization | The act of making masculine |
| 2 | English | masculinize | To make masculine; to give typically male... |
| 3 | English | masculine | Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly; Of or... |
| 4 | French | masculin | male; masculine |
| 5 | Italian | maschile | masculine, male; virile, manly; men's, boys' |
| 6 | Spanish | masculino | masculine, male |
| 7 | Spanish | -ismo | -ism |
| 8 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 9 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 10 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 11 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |