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No. Female continues Latin fēmella through French; male only influenced its later English spelling.
/ˈfiːmeɪl/ · noun and adjective
A sex-class term borrowed through French from Latin fēmella, a diminutive of fēmina, with its English spelling later remodeled under male.
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Separates descent from later spelling influence.
Word History: femel or femelle altered by influence of maleIndependently publishes the same distinction.
Etymology: alteration influenced by male, from femelleThe only female-to-male graph edge is typed analogical_influence, never inheritance.