The word female does not, in fact, decompose as fe+male; instead it comes from the same latin root as feminine. The word was influenced over time to more resemb

The word female does not, in fact, decompose as fe+male; instead it comes from the same latin root as feminine. The word was influenced over time to more resemble male only because people thought they were related. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/female https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/female