Where does “misogyny” come from?

Misogyny comes from Ancient Greek μισογυνία, formed from μίσος (hatred) and γυνή (woman), with the abstract noun suffix -ῐ́ᾱ.

misogyny (English): Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “misogyny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμισογυνίαhatred of women, misogyny
2Ancient Greekμῑσόγῠνοςhating women

Words derived from “misogyny

Every word from Ancient Greek μῑσόγῠνοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μισογυνία
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