Where does “womanist” come from?
Womanist derives from woman plus the suffix -ist, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots expressing the action of doing or practicing.
womanist (English): Relating to or in accordance with womanism; One...
Definitions
- Relating to or in accordance with womanism; One...
Ancestry of “womanist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |