Where does “masculin” come from?

masculin (French) comes from Italian maschile, from Spanish masculino, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

masculin (French): male; masculine

Definitions

male; masculine

Ancestry of “masculin”, step by step

masculin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian maschile

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	maschile	masculine, male; virile, manly; men's, boys'
2	Spanish	masculino	masculine, male
3	Spanish	-ismo	-ism
4	French	féminisme	feminism
5	French	-ïsme	-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
6	Latin	-isma	Alternative form of -ismus; -ism
7	Latin	-ismus	-ism
8	Ancient Greek	-ισμός	Forms abstract nouns
9	Ancient Greek	-μός	Forms abstract nouns
10	Proto-Indo-European	-mós	Creates action/result nouns from verb stems

via Old French masculin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	masculin	masculine

Words derived from “masculin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from French -ïsme →Every word from Spanish -ismo →