Where does “feminiser” come from?
feminiser (English) comes from French féminin, from Latin fēminīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
feminiser (English): Alternative spelling of feminizer
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of feminizer
Ancestry of “feminiser”, step by step
feminiser traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French féminin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | féminin | feminine; female |
| 2 | Latin | fēminīnus | feminine |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |
via English feminise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feminise | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of... |