Where does “fēmina” come from?

fēmina (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fēmina (Latin): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “fēmina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfēmanāwoman
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fēmina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic fēmanā →