Where does “feminine” come from?

feminine (Romanian) comes from Romanian feminin, 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.

feminine (Romanian): feminine plural nominative of feminin; feminine...

Definitions

  1. feminine plural nominative of feminin; feminine...

Ancestry of “feminine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfemininfeminine, womanly; feminine
2Frenchfémininfeminine; female
3Latinfēminīnusfeminine
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin fēminīnus →