Where does “afeminado” come from?

afeminado (Spanish) comes from Spanish afeminar, from Spanish efeminar, from Latin effēminō, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

afeminado (Spanish): effeminate

Definitions

  1. effeminate

Ancestry of “afeminado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishafeminarto feminize
2SpanishefeminarObsolete form of afeminar
3Latineffēminōto weaken or enervate
4Latinfēminawoman
5Proto-Italicfēmanāwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “afeminado”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic fēmanā →