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
- feminine plural nominative of feminin; feminine...
Ancestry of “feminine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | feminin | feminine, womanly; feminine |
| 2 | French | féminin | feminine; female |
| 3 | Latin | fēminīnus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |