English
genderspecial
From gender + special.
A compound of gender + special
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce, beget’
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Proto-Italic *genos
Latin genus ‘birth, origin; kind, type’
Old French gendre ‘type, kind’
Middle English gendre ‘type’
English gender
Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see’
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Latin speciēs ‘seeing’
Latin speciālis ‘specific’
Old French especial
Middle English *special
English special
Today it means
noun A person who affects an unusual or marginalized gender identity for perceived social benefit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / genderspecial