'female-producing' originates from Modern English, specifically a compound of 'female' and the present participle 'producing' (from 'produce').

'female' ultimately comes from Latin via Old French ('femelle' < Latin 'femella'), while 'produce' comes from Latin 'producere' ('pro-' + 'ducere'). These elements were joined in Modern English to form the descriptive compound 'female-producing'.

Individually, 'female' referred to the sex ('female') and 'produce' meant 'bring forth'; combined as a compound adjective it came to mean 'causing the production of females' with little semantic shift from the original elements.