Etymology

femina

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Latin fēmina ← Italian femmina
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The story

  1. Italian · borrowed fromfemmina
  2. Latin · borrowed fromfēmina“woman”
  3. English todayfemina

From Latin fēmina (“woman”), perhaps via Italian femmina. Doublet of feme, femme, and hembra.

Words from the same roots

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