Where does “fembrained” come from?
fembrained (English) comes from English fem, from English feminine, from Middle English femynyne, from Old French feminin, from Latin femininus, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
fembrained (English): Being a transgender person who acts and thinks how a woman (usually stereotypically) should whether the speaker approves or disapproves
Definitions
- Being a transgender person who acts and thinks how a woman (usually stereotypically) should whether the speaker approves or disapproves
Ancestry of “fembrained”, step by step
fembrained traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fem | Synonym of femme; A feminine or effeminate... |
| 2 | English | feminine | Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | femynyne | female of feminine sex or gender |
| 4 | Old French | feminin | — |
| 5 | Latin | femininus | feminine; of or relating to the feminine gender |
| 6 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English brained
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brained | Having a particular kind or number of brain;... |
| 2 | English | brain | The control center of the central nervous system... |
| 3 | Middle English | brayn | The brain or cerebrum; the organ of thought;... |
| 4 | Old English | bræġn | brain |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *bragn | brain |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bragną | brain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mregʰnom | skull, brain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |