Where does “Kinseyan” come from?
Kinseyan (English) comes from English Kinsey, from Old English Cynesige, from Old English cyne-, from Proto-Germanic kuni-, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Kinseyan (English): Of or relating to Alfred Charles Kinsey (1894–1956), American biologist and sexologist
Definitions
- Of or relating to Alfred Charles Kinsey (1894–1956), American biologist and sexologist
Ancestry of “Kinseyan”, step by step
Kinseyan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Kinsey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kinsey | A measure in the Kinsey scale |
| 2 | Old English | Cynesige | — |
| 3 | Old English | cyne- | royal, kingly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuni- | — |
| 5 | Czech | -í | Forming attributive adjectives from nouns,... |
| 6 | Old Czech | -í | forming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |