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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfemSynonym of femme; A feminine or effeminate...
2EnglishfeminineOf or pertaining to the female gender; womanly;...
3Middle Englishfemynyne—
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
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