Where does “feminin” come from?

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

feminin (Romanian): feminine, womanly; feminine

Definitions

  1. feminine, womanly; feminine

Ancestry of “feminin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfémininfeminine; female
2Latinfēminīnusfeminine
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-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 →