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

  1. Homosexuality, regarded as sexual inversion

Ancestry of “inversionism”, step by step

inversionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English inversion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinversionThe action of inverting; Being upside down, in an...
2Latininversioinversion
3Latininversusinverted, upset, turned upside down
4LatininvertoI turn upside-down, over or around, invert,...
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en