Where does “feminin” come from?

feminin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin fēminīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

feminin (Norwegian Bokmål): feminine; effeminate

Definitions

  1. feminine; effeminate

Ancestry of “feminin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēminīnusfeminine
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “feminin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin fēminīnus →
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