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Where does “heterogonic” come from?

heterogonic (English) comes from English heterogony, from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus — to cut, cut off, sever.

heterogonic (English): Characterized by heterogony

Definitions

  1. Characterized by heterogony

Ancestry of “heterogonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterogonyThe condition of having two or more kinds of...
2EnglishheteroHeterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a...
3EnglishheterosexualSexually attracted to members of the opposite...
4English-sexualForms a noun or adjective describing a state or...
5EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
6Latinsexuālis—
7Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
8Proto-Italicseksus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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