Where does “heterous” come from?
heterous (Finnish) comes from Finnish hetero, from Finnish heteroseksuaali, 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.
heterous (Finnish): heterosexuality
Ancestry of “heterous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hetero | heterosexual, hetero; heterosexual; used mainly... |
| 2 | Finnish | heteroseksuaali | heterosexual |
| 3 | Finnish | seksuaali | sexual person, someone who experiences sexual... |
| 4 | Latin | sexuālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |