Where does “bisexy” come from?
bisexy (English) comes from English sexy, from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.
bisexy (English): Bisexual in an appealing manner; equally sexually attractive to men and women
Definitions
- Bisexual in an appealing manner; equally sexually attractive to men and women
Ancestry of “bisexy”, step by step
bisexy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sexy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sexy | Having sex appeal; suggestive of sex; That can... |
| 2 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English bisexual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bisexual | Sexually attracted to both men and women or to... |
| 2 | French | bisexuel | bisexual |
| 3 | French | bi- | bi |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |