Where does “misoginism” come from?
misoginism (Romanian) comes from Romanian misogin, from French misogyne, from Ancient Greek μισογύνης, from Ancient Greek μισέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
misoginism (Romanian): misogyny
Definitions
- misogyny
Ancestry of “misoginism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | misogin | misogynistic |
| 2 | French | misogyne | misogynist; misogynistic, misogynist, misogynic,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μισογύνης | a woman-hater |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μισέω | I hate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |