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Female — American Heritage Dictionary

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American Heritage Dictionary Editors
YEAR
2022
PUBLISHER
HarperCollins
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historical dictionary
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EDGE 814contextestablished

female → femelle

Present-Day English → Middle English · analogical reshaping

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Earlier femelle or femel was respelled female under the influence of male.
MEANING
The sex-class meaning continues while surface spelling creates a misleading resemblance.
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Etymology: alteration influenced by male

Independently publishes the analogical remodeling.

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EDGE 815contextestablished

femelle → femele

Middle English → Old French · borrowing

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Middle English femelle continues Old French femele or femelle.
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The female noun crosses from French into English.
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Etymology: Middle English femelle from Old French

Independently supplies the French intermediary.

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femele → fēmella

Old French → Latin · inheritance

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Old French femele continues Latin fēmella.
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The female noun continues through Romance.
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Etymology: Old French femelle from Latin fēmella

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EDGE 817contextestablished

fēmella → fēmina

Latin → Latin · diminutive derivation

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Latin fēmella is a diminutive of fēmina.
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A young-female formation continues the broader woman or female noun.
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Etymology: fēmella, diminutive of fēmina

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EDGE 842contextestablished

female → male

Present-Day English → Present-Day English · analogical influence

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The spelling female was remodeled under the influence of male.
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The words become visually paired without acquiring shared ancestry.
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Etymology: alteration influenced by male

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