Where does “demisexuality” come from?
demisexuality (English) comes from English demisexual, from English demi-, from Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dīmidius, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
demisexuality (English): The state of being sexually or romantically...
Definitions
- The state of being sexually or romantically...
Ancestry of “demisexuality”, step by step
demisexuality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demisexual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demisexual | Sexually attracted to people only after a strong... |
| 2 | English | demi- | half |
| 3 | Middle English | demi | half, half-sized, partial |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | demi | half |
| 5 | Latin | dīmidius | half |
| 6 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |