Where does “heteroszexuális” come from?

heteroszexuális (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szexuális, from English sexual, 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.

heteroszexuális (Hungarian): heterosexual

Definitions

  1. heterosexual

Ancestry of “heteroszexuális”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszexuálissexual
2EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-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 →