English
hemigynous
Hemigynous comes from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’, and goes back to *sem- ‘one’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sēmi‘half’reconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1851hemigynous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sēmi‘half’reconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1851hemigynous
Earliest quotation: 1851, Edward Newman, On the Word Hermaphrodite: “Since the above was written, I find that the…”
Formed from -ous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’
some, same, single, simple, simply, similar, seem, soft, sam, simulation, sincerely, singular, resemble, assemble, resemblance, simulate, sincerity, anomaly, simultaneous, semblance, assimilate, homeopathic, insincere, synapse, homology, anomalous, hyphen, simile, simulacrum, homolog, synchronise, sempre, 45 more
Today it means
adj Having characteristics of both male and female of the species but the sexual organs for one gender only.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / hemigynous