Where does “femspeak” come from?

femspeak (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.

femspeak (English): The characteristic jargon of feminists and...

Definitions

  1. The characteristic jargon of feminists and...

Ancestry of “femspeak”, step by step

femspeak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfemSynonym of femme; A feminine or effeminate...
2EnglishfeminineOf or pertaining to the female gender; womanly;...
3Middle Englishfemynynefemale of feminine sex or gender
4Old Frenchfeminin
5Latinfemininusfeminine; of or relating to the feminine gender
6Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via English speak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspeakTo communicate with one's voice, to say words out...
2Middle Englishspeke
3Old EnglishspecanAlternative form of sprecan; to speak
4Old Englishsprecanto speak, talk
5Proto-West Germanic*sprekanto speak
6Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -inusEvery word from Proto-Italic -īnos