Where does “heterosexist” come from?
Heterosexist derives from English sex, which comes from Latin sexus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek- meaning to cut or divide.
heterosexist (English): A homophobic heterosexual person
Definitions
- A homophobic heterosexual person
Ancestry of “heterosexist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 2 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 3 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 4 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 5 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |