Where does “hetero” come from?
hetero (Dutch) comes from Dutch heteroseksueel, from Dutch seksueel, from French sexuel, 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.
hetero (Dutch): A heterosexual, a hetero
Ancestry of “hetero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heteroseksueel | heterosexual; a heterosexual |
| 2 | Dutch | seksueel | sexual, of or relating to sexuality in the wide... |
| 3 | French | sexuel | sexual |
| 4 | Latin | sexuālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “hetero”