Where does “heteroerotic” come from?
heteroerotic (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.
heteroerotic (English): Relating to heterosexual desire or attraction
Definitions
- Relating to heterosexual desire or attraction
Ancestry of “heteroerotic”, step by step
heteroerotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hetero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 2 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 3 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 4 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 5 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 6 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English erotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erotic | Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or... |
| 2 | French | érotique | sensual, erotic |
| 3 | Latin | erōticus | erotic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐρωτικός | related to love, erotic; amorous |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |