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Where does “misoginia” come from?

misoginia (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek μισογυνία, from Ancient Greek μῑσόγῠνος — hating women.

misoginia (Italian): misogyny

Definitions

  1. misogyny

Ancestry of “misoginia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμισογυνίαhatred of women, misogyny
2Ancient Greekμῑσόγῠνοςhating women
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