adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
fēminus
*fēminus (feminine *fēmina, neuter *fēminum)
Meaning
- Proto Romanceadjectivefemininereconstructionfeminine
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Latin -us Latin *fēminus From fēmina + -us.
Balkan Romance
- Romanianfamen
- Aromanianfeamin
- Megleno-Romanianfeamin
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesefêmeo