Where does “misogyyninen” come from?
misogyyninen (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek μισογύνης, from Ancient Greek μισέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
misogyyninen (Finnish): misogynistic, misogynous
Ancestry of “misogyyninen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μισογύνης | a woman-hater |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μισέω | I hate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |