Before revision: In humans, the word female can also be used to refer to gender in the social sense of gender role or gender identity.Laura Palazzani, Gender in Philosophy and Law (2012), page v Etymology and usage "", an Old English word for 'female' The word female comes from the Latin , the diminutive form of , meaning "woman" .
After revision: , by way of the Old French femelleIn humans, the word female can also be used to refer to gender in the social sense of gender role or gender identity.Laura Palazzani, Gender in Philosophy and Law (2012), page v Etymology and usage "", an Old English word for 'female' The word female comes from the Latin , the diminutive form of , meaning "woman" .