English
femmy
From femme + -y.
Formed from femme + -y
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’
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Proto-Italic *fēmanā
Latin femina ‘woman’
Old French fame ‘woman, especially one of lower social status’
Middle English femme
English femme
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of a femme (a feminine gay man or lesbian).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / femmy