Earlier femelle or femel was respelled female under the influence of male.
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female
of or relating to the female sex; a female individual
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · female nounfemelle
female
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The sex-class meaning continues while surface spelling creates a misleading resemblance.
The remodeling occurs within English after borrowing.
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established — Influence is not common ancestry or morphological composition.
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Female — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: alteration of femel or femelle influenced by male
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Directly identifies male as spelling influence rather than ancestor.
Female — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: alteration influenced by male
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently publishes the analogical remodeling.
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