Where does “Hete” come from?

Hete (German) comes from German hetero, from German heterosexuell, from German sexuell, from French sexuel, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus — to cut, cut off, sever.

Hete (German): A person with a heterosexual orientation;...

Definitions

  1. A person with a heterosexual orientation;...

Ancestry of “Hete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheterohetero, straight
2Germanheterosexuellheterosexual
3Germansexuellsexual; sexually
4Frenchsexuelsexual
5Latinsexuālissexual
6Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
7Proto-Italicseksus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →