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Where does “androgynus” come from?

androgynus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγυνος, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

androgynus (Latin): hermaphrodite

Definitions

  1. hermaphrodite

Ancestry of “androgynus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνδρόγυνοςhermaphrodite; a man who is womanish, weak,...
2Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
3Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
4Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—

Words derived from “androgynus”

  • androgynous
  • androgyne
  • androgynously
  • androgynism
  • androgynization
  • androgynist
  • nonandrogynous
  • androgynousness
  • androgynize
  • polyandrogynous
  • androgyne
  • andrógino
  • androginia
  • androgyne
  • androgino
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