Where does “hypermasculinism” come from?
hypermasculinism (English) comes from English masculinism, from English masculine, from French masculin, from Italian maschile, from Spanish masculino, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
hypermasculinism (English): Excessive masculinity
Definitions
- Excessive masculinity
Ancestry of “hypermasculinism”, step by step
hypermasculinism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English masculinism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masculinism | An ideology of masculinity or of male rights;... |
| 2 | English | masculine | Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly; Of or... |
| 3 | French | masculin | male; masculine |
| 4 | Italian | maschile | masculine, male; virile, manly; men's, boys' |
| 5 | Spanish | masculino | masculine, male |
| 6 | Spanish | -ismo | -ism |
| 7 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 8 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 9 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 10 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English hypermasculine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypermasculine | Extremely masculine |
| 2 | English | hyper- | over, above or beyond; excessive; existing in... |
| 3 | Greek | υπερ- | hyper, super; hyper-; super-, ultra-, sur- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερ- | over-, super- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπέρ | for; over-much, above measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |