Where does “metronormativity” come from?
metronormativity (English) comes from English metro, from French métro, from French métropolitain, from Latin mētropolītānus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis — fortification, city.
metronormativity (English): The assumption that urban cities are preferential homes for all Queer people over rural spaces
Definitions
- The assumption that urban cities are preferential homes for all Queer people over rural spaces
Ancestry of “metronormativity”, step by step
metronormativity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metro | An underground railway; A train that runs on such... |
| 2 | French | métro | metro; subway US, underground UK, Tube UK |
| 3 | French | métropolitain | metropolitan; subway, underground; Person from... |
| 4 | Latin | mētropolītānus | metropolitan |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μητροπολίτης | metropolitan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
via English normativity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | normativity | The state of being normative; The state of being... |
| 2 | English | normative | Of or pertaining to a norm or standard;... |
| 3 | English | -ative | of, related to, or associated with the thing... |
| 4 | English | -ive | An adjective suffix signifying relating or... |
| 5 | Middle English | -yf | A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 6 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 7 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |