Where does “contrasexually” come from?
contrasexually (English) comes from English contrasexual, from English 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.
contrasexually (English): In a contrasexual manner
Definitions
- In a contrasexual manner
Ancestry of “contrasexually”, step by step
contrasexually traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contrasexual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contrasexual | Of a portion of a person's psyche, hypothesized... |
| 2 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 3 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 4 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |