Where does “remasculinize” come from?
remasculinize (English) comes from English masculinize, from English masculine, from French masculin, from Italian maschile, from Spanish masculino, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
remasculinize (English): To make masculine again
Definitions
- To make masculine again
Ancestry of “remasculinize”, step by step
remasculinize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English masculinize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masculinize | To make masculine; to give typically male... |
| 2 | English | masculine | Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly; Of or... |
| 3 | French | masculin | male; masculine |
| 4 | Italian | maschile | masculine, male; virile, manly; men's, boys' |
| 5 | Spanish | masculino | masculine, male |
| 6 | Spanish | -ismo | -ism |
| 7 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 8 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 9 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 10 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |