Where does “afeminar” come from?

afeminar (Spanish) comes 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.

afeminar (Spanish): to feminize

Definitions

  1. to feminize

Ancestry of “afeminar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “afeminar”

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