femina

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Latin word femina comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck, suckle) through later Proto-Italic *fēmanā (woman)

*dʰeh₁(y)- (Proto-Indo-European)

to suck, suckle

*dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)

(the one) nursing, breastfeeding

*fēmanā (Proto-Italic)

Woman.

femina (Latin)

(grammar) the feminine gender. (of animals) female. Wife. Woman.

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