Where does “gynephile” come from?
gynephile (English) comes from English gyne, from English gynecologist, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
gynephile (English): A person, of any gender, who is sexually...
Definitions
- A person, of any gender, who is sexually...
Ancestry of “gynephile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gyne | The primary reproductive female caste of social... |
| 2 | English | gynecologist | A physician specializing in diseases of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |