Where does “androgynia” come from?
androgynia (Finnish) comes from Finnish andro-, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.
androgynia (Finnish): androgyny
Ancestry of “androgynia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | andro- | andro- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | — |