English
androgyne
Androgyne comes from French androgyne ‘androgynous’, from Latin androgynus ‘hermaphrodite’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγυνος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνδρόγυνος‘hermaphrodite’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEandrogynus‘hermaphrodite’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentandrogyne‘androgynous’
- Englishearliest quotation 1969same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνδρόγυνος‘hermaphrodite’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEandrogynus‘hermaphrodite’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentandrogyne‘androgynous’
- Englishearliest quotation 1969same form
Earliest quotation: 1969, Kurt Vonnegut: “Billy looked up at the face that went with…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγυνος
Today it means
noun A person who is androgynous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγυνος / androgyne