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Where does “heterosexualization” come from?

heterosexualization (English) comes from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

heterosexualization (English): The act or process of heterosexualizing

Definitions

  1. The act or process of heterosexualizing

Ancestry of “heterosexualization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterosexualSexually attracted to members of the opposite...
2English-sexualForms a noun or adjective describing a state or...
3EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
4Latinsexuālis—
5Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
6Proto-Italicseksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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