【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】 ⑴ femin; women, female ⑵ ine; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin femina》 woman, 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】 ⑴ femin; women, female ⑵ ism; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin femina》 woman, 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】 ⑴ femin; women, female ⑵ ist; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin femina》 woman, 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
