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Where does “misandrism” come from?

misandrism (English) comes from English misandry, from English mis-, from Middle English mys-, from Old English mis-, from Proto-Germanic missa-, from Proto-Indo-European mitto, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

misandrism (English): The principle or disposition of misandry, the...

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  1. The principle or disposition of misandry, the...

Ancestry of “misandrism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmisandryHatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men
2Englishmis-bad or wrong; badly or wrongly; lack or failure;...
3Middle Englishmys-—
4Old Englishmis-bad, badly, wrong, wrongly; lack or failure
5Proto-Germanicmissa-mis-, badly, wrongly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmittomutual, reciprocal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
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