Hermaphrodite
/ˌhɜːr.məˈfrɒd.aɪt/noun
A person, animal, or plant with both male and female reproductive characteristics.
Did you know?In Greek myth, Hermaphroditus was the child of Hermes and Aphrodite, and the word’s power comes from a divine hybrid identity rather than a hidden occult formula.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἑρμαφρόδιτος (Hermaphroditos)
“The mythic name of the child of Hermes and Aphrodite”
Late Greek
Greek
ἑρμαφρόδιτος (hermaphroditos)
“Possessing both male and female traits; intersex or dual-sexed”
Latin
Latin
hermaphroditus
“A hermaphrodite; one with both sexes”
Middle French
Old French
hermaphrodite
“A hermaphrodite”
16th Century
English
hermaphrodite
“A person or creature with both male and female sex characteristics”
Modern English
English
hermaphrodite
“A person, animal, or plant with both male and female reproductive characteristics”
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