Where does “femminiello” come from?
femminiello (Italian) comes from Neapolitan femmeniello, from Neapolitan femmena, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
femminiello (Italian): androgyne; third gender person; transsexual...
Definitions
- androgyne; third gender person; transsexual...
Ancestry of “femminiello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neapolitan | femmeniello | a male transvestite |
| 2 | Neapolitan | femmena | woman; wife |
| 3 | Latin | fēmina | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |