Where does “feministo” come from?
feministo (Esperanto) comes from French féministe, from French féminin, from Latin fēminīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
feministo (Esperanto): feminist
Definitions
- feminist
Ancestry of “feministo”, step by step
feministo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French féministe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | féministe | feminist |
| 2 | French | féminin | feminine; female |
| 3 | Latin | fēminīnus | feminine |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Italian femminista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | femminista | feminist |
| 2 | Italian | -ista | -ist |
| 3 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English feminist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feminist | relating to or in accordance with feminism; an... |