Where does “intersectionality” come from?
Intersectionality derives from English intersection, which combines English section with English aldehyde, ultimately tracing to Latin volvere meaning "to turn" and Latin suffixes -tio and -itas forming abstract nouns.
intersectionality (English): The quality or state of being intersectional,...
Definitions
- The quality or state of being intersectional,...
Ancestry of “intersectionality”, step by step
intersectionality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intersectional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intersectional | Of or pertaining to an intersection, "especially"... |
| 2 | English | sectional | Relating to a section; Separating into sections;... |
| 3 | English | section | A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of... |
| 4 | Middle English | seccioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | section | — |
| 6 | Latin | sectio | cutting off or up; mowing; surgery |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |