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Where does “heteroseksuaalisuus” come from?

heteroseksuaalisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish heteroseksuaalinen, from Finnish seksuaalinen, 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.

heteroseksuaalisuus (Finnish): heterosexuality

Definitions

  1. heterosexuality

Ancestry of “heteroseksuaalisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheteroseksuaalinenheterosexual
2Finnishseksuaalinensexual
3Latinsexuālis—
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →