Where does “heterostacking” come from?
heterostacking (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.
heterostacking (English): heterogenic stacking
Definitions
- heterogenic stacking
Ancestry of “heterostacking”, step by step
heterostacking 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 stacking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stacking | The act by which something is stacked; Sport... |
| 2 | English | stack | "A pile."; A smokestack; "In computing." |
| 3 | Dutch | stapel | pile; basis, foundation, pedestal; stockpile,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stapel | pillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market |
| 5 | Old Dutch | stapal | — |
| 6 | Old Swedish | stapul | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stapulaz | pillar, post; basis, foundation |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ‑ | to stand still |