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Where does “misandry” come from?

misandry (English) comes 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...

misandry (English): Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men

Definitions

  1. Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men

Ancestry of “misandry”, step by step

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

Words derived from “misandry”

  • misandrist
  • misandric
  • misandrism
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