Where does “masculinist” come from?
Masculinist derives from English masculine plus the suffix -ist, from Latin masculinus meaning male, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European meryo meaning young man or male.
masculinist (English): Relating to or in accordance with masculinism; An...
Definitions
- Relating to or in accordance with masculinism; An...
Ancestry of “masculinist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | masculine | Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly; Of or... |
| 2 | French | masculin | male; masculine |
| 3 | Italian | maschile | masculine, male; virile, manly; men's, boys' |
| 4 | Spanish | masculino | masculine, male |
| 5 | Spanish | -ismo | -ism |
| 6 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 7 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 8 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 9 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “masculinist”