Where does “geschlechtsneutral” come from?
geschlechtsneutral (German) comes from German neutral, from Latin neutrālis, from Latin neuter, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
geschlechtsneutral (German): androgynous; gender-neutral, unisex
Definitions
- androgynous; gender-neutral, unisex
Ancestry of “geschlechtsneutral”, step by step
geschlechtsneutral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German neutral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | neutral | neutral |
| 2 | Latin | neutrālis | neuter |
| 3 | Latin | neuter | neither; neuter; neuter, intransitive |
| 4 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 5 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via German Geschlecht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geschlecht | sex; gender; gender; sex organ |
| 2 | Middle High German | geslechte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gislahti | — |
| 4 | Old High German | slahta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahtō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |