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Where does “feminatus” come from?

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

feminatus (Latin): womanish, effeminate; polluted, corrupted; having...

Definitions

  1. womanish, effeminate; polluted, corrupted; having...

Ancestry of “feminatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēmina—
2Proto-Italicfēmanāwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “feminatus”

  • feminate
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