Where does “heteroerotically” come from?
heteroerotically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
heteroerotically (English): In a heteroerotic manner
Definitions
- In a heteroerotic manner
Ancestry of “heteroerotically”, step by step
heteroerotically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English heteroerotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heteroerotic | Relating to heterosexual desire or attraction |
| 2 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 3 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 4 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 5 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 6 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 7 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |