Etymology

fem-

Today it means: Of or pertaining to femininity or women. Full definition →

English feminineclip. ← Middle English female ← Old French femele
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The story

  1. Latinfēmella
  2. Old Frenchfemele
  3. Middle Englishfemele
  4. Middle Englishfemale
  5. Englishfemaleclip.
  6. Englishfeminineclip.
  7. English todayfem-

Clipping of female or feminine.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.