English
femboyishly
Femboyishly comes from English femboyish.
- English1500–presentfemboyish
- Englishtodayfemboyishly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentfemboyish
- Englishtodayfemboyishly
A compound of fem- + boy + femboy
Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-
Proto-Germanic *bō- ‘a stem meaning father, brother, close male relation’
Proto-West Germanic *bōjō ‘younger brother’
Old English *bōia ‘younger brother’
Middle English boye ‘servant, attendant’
English boy
Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-
Proto-Germanic *bō- ‘a stem meaning father, brother, close male relation’
Proto-West Germanic *bōjō ‘younger brother’
Old English *bōia ‘younger brother’
Middle English boye ‘servant, attendant’
English boy
English femboy
Every English word from English femboyish
Today it means
adv In a femboyish way.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English femboyish / femboyishly