Where does “monosexuality” come from?
monosexuality (English) comes from English monosexual, 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.
monosexuality (English): The state of being monosexual; A sexuality that...
Definitions
- The state of being monosexual; A sexuality that...
Ancestry of “monosexuality”, step by step
monosexuality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monosexual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monosexual | Composed of, or relating to, only one sex;... |
| 2 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 3 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 4 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |