Where does “feminus” come from?

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

feminus (Latin): feminine

Definitions

  1. feminine

Ancestry of “feminus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfeminawoman; wife; female
2Proto-Italicfēmanāwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂Every word from Proto-Italic fēmanā