Where does “hetero” come from?
Hetero comes from the English prefix hetero-, which derives from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (heteros), meaning "other" or "different," from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.
hetero (English): Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a...
Definitions
- Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a...
Ancestry of “hetero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 2 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 3 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 4 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 5 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |