'androgynic' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'androgynēs,' where 'andr-' meant 'man' and 'gynē' meant 'woman.'

'androgynēs' was adopted into Late Latin as 'androgynus,' then into English as 'androgynous,' and the adjective form 'androgynic' developed to describe things relating to both sexes.

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