English
STEMinist
Blend of STEM + feminist.
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand, stay’
Proto-Germanic *stamniz ‘stem, tree stalk’
Proto-West Germanic *stamni
Old English stemn
Middle English stem
English STEM
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’
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Proto-Italic *θēmanā
Proto-Italic *fēmanā
Latin fēmina ‘woman’
Latin fēminīnus
English feminist
Today it means
noun A woman or girl who works in or is interested in a STEM field.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / STEMinist