Where does “futch” come from?
futch (English) comes from English butch, from English butcher, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
futch (English): Exhibiting qualities of both femme and butch...
Definitions
- Exhibiting qualities of both femme and butch...
Ancestry of “futch”, step by step
futch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English butch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | butch | Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or... |
| 2 | English | butcher | A person who prepares and sells meat; A brutal or... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English femme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | femme | A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl; A... |
| 2 | French | femme | woman; wife; Alternative form of fem |
| 3 | Middle French | femme | wife; woman |
| 4 | Old French | fame | wife, female partner; woman |
| 5 | Latin | fēmina | woman |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |