Where does “heteronormal” come from?

heteronormal (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.

heteronormal (English): Conforming to heteronormativity; accepting or...

Definitions

  1. Conforming to heteronormativity; accepting or...

Ancestry of “heteronormal”, step by step

heteronormal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hetero

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

via English normal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnormalAccording to norms or rules or to a regular...
2Latinnormālisperpendicular, square, with right angles
3Latinnōrmaa carpenter’s square
4Ancient Greekγνώμωνinterpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;...
5Ancient GreekγιγνώσκωI am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃sḱétito recognise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus
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