Where does “heterosexualitat” come from?

heterosexualitat (Catalan) comes from Catalan sexualitat, from Catalan sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

heterosexualitat (Catalan): heterosexuality

Definitions

  1. heterosexuality

Ancestry of “heterosexualitat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansexualitatsexuality
2Catalansexualsexual
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →