Etymograph

English

feminineness

From feminine + -ness.

Formed from feminine + -ness

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-eh₂ ‘(the one) nursing, breastfeeding’

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Latin fēmina ‘woman’

Latin fēminīnus

Old French feminin

Middle English feminine

English feminine

Today it means

noun The state or condition of being feminine.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / feminineness