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

Definitions

  1. A heterosexual, a hetero

Ancestry of “hetero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheteroseksueelheterosexual; a heterosexual
2Dutchseksueelsexual, of or relating to sexuality in the wide...
3Frenchsexuelsexual
4Latinsexuālissexual
5Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
6Proto-Italicseksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “hetero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →
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