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...

Definitions

  1. relating to or in accordance with feminism; an...

Ancestry of “feminist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēminīnusfeminine
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “feminist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin fēminīnus →