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Where does “remasculinization” come from?

remasculinization (English) comes from English masculinization, from English masculinize, from English masculine, from French masculin, from Italian maschile, from Spanish masculino, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

remasculinization (English): The process of making something masculine again

Definitions

  1. The process of making something masculine again

Ancestry of “remasculinization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmasculinizationThe act of making masculine
2EnglishmasculinizeTo make masculine; to give typically male...
3EnglishmasculineOf or pertaining to the male gender; manly; Of or...
4Frenchmasculinmale; masculine
5Italianmaschilemasculine, male; virile, manly; men's, boys'
6Spanishmasculinomasculine, male
7Spanish-ismo-ism
8Frenchféminismefeminism
9French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
10Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
11Latin-ismus-ism
12Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
13Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
14Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
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