English
gynemimetic
Gynemimetic comes from Ancient Greek γυνή ‘female’, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā ‘woman’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷḗn‘woman’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷənā‘woman’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγυνήgunḗ‘female’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984gynemimetic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷḗn‘woman’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷənā‘woman’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγυνήgunḗ‘female’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984gynemimetic
Earliest quotation: 1984, John Money, Margaret Lamaczab: “In most large cities of the West there exists…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn ‘woman’
through Ancient Greek γυνή ‘female’
Today it means
noun A transfeminine individual or trans woman who has not had sex reassignment surgery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn / gynemimetic