Etymology of the English word gender
the English word
genderderived from the Old French word
gendrederived from the Latin word
genus (birth, descent, origin; noble birth; kind, sort)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genÉ™-derived from the Latin word
gener (son-in-law)
Date
The earliest known usage of gender in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
gendered,
genderlect,
genderingUsage
Word found in Modern English
