Where does “heteronormality” come from?
heteronormality (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.
heteronormality (English): The quality of being heteronormal
Definitions
- The quality of being heteronormal
Ancestry of “heteronormality”, step by step
heteronormality 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 normality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | normality | The state of being normal or usual; normalcy; The... |
| 2 | English | normal | According to norms or rules or to a regular... |
| 3 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 4 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |