Where does “heteroaddition” come from?

heteroaddition (English) comes from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus — to cut, cut off, sever.

heteroaddition (English): Any addition reaction that introduces a heteroatom

Definitions

  1. Any addition reaction that introduces a heteroatom

Ancestry of “heteroaddition”, step by step

heteroaddition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hetero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheteroHeterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a...
2EnglishheterosexualSexually attracted to members of the opposite...
3English-sexualForms a noun or adjective describing a state or...
4EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
5Latinsexuālissexual
6Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
7Proto-Italicseksus
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English addition

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadditionThe act of adding anything; Anything that is...
2Middle Englishaddicioun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus