Etymology of the French word androgyne
the Old French word
androgynederived from the Latin word
androgynederived from the Greek word
androgunos, ἀνδρόγυνος
derived from the Greek word
gune, γυνή (woman; a woman; specially, a wife)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷen-using the Greek prefix
andro-derived from the Greek word
aner, ἀνήρ (a man (properly as an individual male))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ner-derived from the Latin word
androgynus (hermaphrodite, person of indeterminate sex)
derived from the Greek word
androgunos, ἀνδρόγυνος
derived from the Greek word
gune, γυνή (woman; a woman; specially, a wife)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷen-using the Greek prefix
andro-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 androgyne in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
androgynie,
androgynéité,
androgynisme,
androgynique,
androgynat,
androgynoïdeDerivations in other languages
English
androgyne, Romanian
androginCognates
Dutch
androgyn, English
androgynous, German
androgyn, Norwegian
androgyn, Swedish
androgynUsage
Word found in Old French
