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Where does “heteronormatively” come from?

heteronormatively (English) comes from English heteronormative, from English normative, from English -ative, from English -ive, from Middle English -yf, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

heteronormatively (English): In a heteronormative manner or context

Definitions

  1. In a heteronormative manner or context

Ancestry of “heteronormatively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheteronormativeOf or pertaining to the practices and...
2EnglishnormativeOf or pertaining to a norm or standard;...
3English-ativeof, related to, or associated with the thing...
4English-iveAn adjective suffix signifying relating or...
5Middle English-yfA suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and...
6Old French-if-ive
7Latin-īvus—
8Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
9Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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