Where does “monoheterosexual” come from?

monoheterosexual (English) comes from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

monoheterosexual (English): Sexually attracted only to other members of the...

Definitions

  1. Sexually attracted only to other members of the...

Ancestry of “monoheterosexual”, step by step

monoheterosexual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English heterosexual

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterosexualSexually attracted to members of the opposite...
2English-sexualForms a noun or adjective describing a state or...
3EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
4Latinsexuālissexual
5Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
6Proto-Italicseksus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus
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