Where does “femoir” come from?
femoir (English) comes from English female, from Middle English female, from Middle English femelle, from Old French femelle, from Medieval Latin femella, from Latin femella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
femoir (English): A memoir by a woman
Definitions
- A memoir by a woman
Ancestry of “femoir”, step by step
femoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English female
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | female | Belonging to the sex which typically produces... |
| 2 | Middle English | female | — |
| 3 | Middle English | femelle | — |
| 4 | Old French | femelle | female |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | femella | a female; girl, young woman; vocative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | femella | girl, young woman; vocative singular of femella;... |
| 7 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English memoir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | memoir | An autobiography; a book describing the personal... |
| 2 | French | mémoire | memory; memo; dissertation, paper |
| 3 | Middle French | memoire | memory |
| 4 | Old French | memoire | memory |
| 5 | Latin | memoria | memory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a... |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |