Where does “polycule” come from?
polycule (English) comes from English polyamory, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.
polycule (English): A polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping romantic, sexual or platonic relationships
Definitions
- A polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping romantic, sexual or platonic relationships
Ancestry of “polycule”, step by step
polycule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polyamory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polyamory | Any of various practices involving romantic or... |
| 2 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 3 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 4 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 5 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |