Where does “misogynist” come from?

Misogynist comes from Ancient Greek μισογύνης, formed from μισέω (to hate) and μῖσος (hatred), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- (to hate) with the nominative suffix -os.

misogynist (English): One who professes misogyny; a hater of women; One...

Definitions

  1. One who professes misogyny; a hater of women; One...

Ancestry of “misogynist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῑσογύνηςa woman-hater
2Ancient GreekμισέωI hate
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “misogynist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Ancient Greek -έω →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →