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Where does “masculinizar” come from?

masculinizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish masculino, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

masculinizar (Spanish): to masculinize

Definitions

  1. to masculinize

Ancestry of “masculinizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmasculinomasculine, male
2Spanish-ismo-ism
3Frenchféminismefeminism
4French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
5Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
6Latin-ismus-ism
7Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
8Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
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