Etymology of the English word feminine
the English word
femininederived from the Old French word
femininederived from the Latin word
femininus (woman's; female, feminine)
derived from the Latin word
femina (woman; female)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
dhēi-derived from the Old French word
avenirderived from the Latin word
advenire (come to, arrive; arrive at)
derived from the Latin word
venire (to come; go for sale, be sold , be disposed of for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
derived from the Latin word
colum (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; strainer, filter, sieve)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
derived from the Latin word
colum (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; strainer, filter, sieve)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
derived from the Latin word
colum (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; strainer, filter, sieve)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
derived from the Latin word
colum (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; strainer, filter, sieve)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
derived from the Latin word
colum (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; strainer, filter, sieve)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
Date
The earliest known usage of feminine in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
bonne,
religieuse,
femininityCognates
Catalan
femeni, French
féminin, German
feminin, Italian
femminino, Norwegian
feminin, Provençal
femenin, Spanish
femenino, Swedish
femininUsage
Word found in Modern English
