Androgyne
/ˈæn.drə.dʒaɪn/noun
A person or being combining male and female characteristics.
Did you know?The word comes from Greek andr- (“man”) + gynē (“woman”), and in ancient philosophy it could describe an ideal being that was once imagined as whole before being split apart.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
androgȳnos
“having both male and female characteristics”
Late Greek
Greek
androgynēs
“hermaphrodite; combining male and female”
Late Latin
Latin
androgynus
“an androgyne, hermaphrodite”
14th Century
English
androgyne
“a person or creature combining male and female traits”
Modern English
English
androgyne
“a person or being combining male and female characteristics”
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