Where does “heterosexual” come from?
Hetero- comes from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, meaning "other" or "different," from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.
heterosexual (English): Sexually attracted to members of the opposite...
Definitions
- Sexually attracted to members of the opposite...
Ancestry of “heterosexual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 2 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 3 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 4 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “heterosexual”