Where does “heteropatriarchy” come from?
heteropatriarchy (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.
heteropatriarchy (English): The dominance of heterosexual males in society
Definitions
- The dominance of heterosexual males in society
Ancestry of “heteropatriarchy”, step by step
heteropatriarchy 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 patriarchy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | patriarchy | A social system in which the father is head of... |
| 2 | Latin | patriarchia | patriarchate; a patriarchal church |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πατριαρχία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πατριάρχης | a patriarch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |