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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: femin from Latin femina, femella

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softca.tistory.com / English Root Word -  femin

【femin】 is a word-forming element
usually meaning "women, female"

from Latin "femina, femella"



[WORD ROOT]root femin
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] femin, female
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) femina, femella
[MEANING]root women, female

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

  • 【Latin】 femina woman, female; she who suckles
  • 【Latin】 femella [diminutive of femina] (Medieval Latin) young female, girl

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

female, feminine, feminism, feminist

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

 

 



female [adjective] from female 〈 feminine
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is female is a woman or a girl.
【ROOTs】 female(femin); women, female
【Etymology】 《Latin femella[diminutive of femina] (Medieval Latin) young female, girl
【DERIVATIVEs】 femaleness, female

feminine [adjective] from feminine
【DEFINITION】 Feminine qualities and things relate to or are considered typical of women, in contrast to men.
【ROOTs】 femin; women, female ine; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin feminawoman, female; she who suckles
【First Known Meaning】 of the female sex
【DERIVATIVEs】 femininely, feminize, feminine

feminism [noun] from feminine
【DEFINITION】
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 feminine + ism
【ROOTs】 femin; women, female ism; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin feminawoman, female; she who suckles
【First Known Meaning】 qualities of females;

feminist [noun] from feminist
【DEFINITION】 A feminist is a person who believes in and supports feminism.
【pl.】 feminists
【ROOTs】 femin; women, female ist; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin feminawoman, female; she who suckles
【First Known Meaning】 woman
【DERIVATIVEs】 feministic, feminist


Other word list containing femin; femininity, feministic

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

favor
fare
far-, fat-, fam-
famili
fall-, false-
fair
fac, fact, -fect, fic
extra
exter, extrem
estim

 

 

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