Where does “heterofriendly” come from?
heterofriendly (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.
heterofriendly (English): Welcoming towards heterosexuals
Definitions
- Welcoming towards heterosexuals
Ancestry of “heterofriendly”, step by step
heterofriendly 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 friendly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | friendly | Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate... |
| 2 | Middle English | frendly | Friendly, amicable; acting like a friend;... |
| 3 | Old English | frēondlīċ | friendly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frijōndlīkaz | friendlike; friendly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |