English
feminization
From feminize + -ation.
A compound of feminize + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂
Proto-Italic *θēmanā
Proto-Italic *fēmanā
Latin fēmina ‘woman, female’
English feminize
Today it means
noun The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
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Etymograph / feminization