'gynoecial' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'gynoecium', where Greek 'gynē' meant 'woman' and Greek 'oikos' meant 'house'.

'gynoecial' developed from New Latin 'gynoecium' + the adjectival suffix '-al', passing into English as the adjective form referring to the gynoecium (female parts of a flower).

Initially, elements of the root referred etymologically to 'woman' and 'a house' (in compound formation), and the term in botanical Latin denoted the female parts; over time the adjective 'gynoecial' came to mean 'relating to the female reproductive parts of a flower'.