femmina

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • female

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fēmina (woman, female, wife) inherited from Proto-Italic *fēmanā inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂ (nursing, breastfeeding).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂

Gloss

nursing, breastfeeding

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