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Where does “misogyne” come from?

misogyne (French) 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.

misogyne (French): misogynist; misogynistic, misogynist, misogynic,...

Definitions

  1. misogynist; misogynistic, misogynist, misogynic,...

Ancestry of “misogyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμισογύνηςa woman-hater
2Ancient GreekμισέωI hate
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “misogyne”

  • misogynement
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