Etymology of the English word misandry
the English word
misandryderived from the Greek word
misandryusing the Greek prefix
miso-, μισο-
using the Greek suffix
-andria, -ανδρία
derived from the Greek word
aner, ἀνήρ (a man (properly as an individual male))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ner-Date
The earliest known usage of misandry in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
