Where does “heteroseksuaali” come from?

heteroseksuaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish seksuaali, 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.

heteroseksuaali (Finnish): heterosexual

Definitions

  1. heterosexual

Ancestry of “heteroseksuaali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseksuaalisexual person, someone who experiences sexual...
2Latinsexuālissexual
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “heteroseksuaali”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →