Where does “heterosegmentally” come from?
heterosegmentally (English) comes from English heterosegmental, 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.
heterosegmentally (English): In a heterosegmental manner
Definitions
- In a heterosegmental manner
Ancestry of “heterosegmentally”, step by step
heterosegmentally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heterosegmental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterosegmental | Relating to a different segment (of the spinal cord) |
| 2 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 3 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 4 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 5 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 6 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 7 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |