Where does “inversionism” come from?
inversionism (English) comes from English inversion, from Latin inversio, from Latin inversus, from Latin inverto, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
inversionism (English): Homosexuality, regarded as sexual inversion
Definitions
- Homosexuality, regarded as sexual inversion
Ancestry of “inversionism”, step by step
inversionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inversion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inversion | The action of inverting; Being upside down, in an... |
| 2 | Latin | inversio | inversion |
| 3 | Latin | inversus | inverted, upset, turned upside down |
| 4 | Latin | inverto | I turn upside-down, over or around, invert,... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |