'androgyn' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'androgynus', where 'andro-' meant 'man' and '-gyn' meant 'woman'.

'androgynus' transformed into the French word 'androgyne', and eventually became the modern English word 'androgyn'.

Initially, it meant 'a person with both male and female characteristics', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.