Where does “feminist” come from?
Feminist derives from Latin femininus, formed with the Latin suffix -inus from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, ultimately rooted in Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-.
feminist (English): relating to or in accordance with feminism; an...
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- relating to or in accordance with feminism; an...
Ancestry of “feminist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fēminīnus | — |
| 2 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “feminist”