Etymology

feminize

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Today it means: To make (more) feminine. Full definition →

Latin fēmina ← Proto-Italic *fēmanā ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁(y)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*θēmanā
  4. Proto-Italic*fēmanā
  5. Latinfēmina
  6. English todayfeminize

From Latin fēmina (“woman, female”) + English -ize.

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