Where does “unmasculinity” come from?
unmasculinity (English) comes from English unmasculine, 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.
unmasculinity (English): The state or condition of being unmasculine;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unmasculine;...
Ancestry of “unmasculinity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unmasculine | Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of,... |
| 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 |