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Where does “heteronomous” come from?

heteronomous (English) comes from English heteronomy, 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.

heteronomous (English): arising from an external influence, force, or...

Definitions

  1. arising from an external influence, force, or...

Ancestry of “heteronomous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheteronomyThe political subjection of a community to the...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →