Where does “etero” come from?

etero (Italian) comes from Italian eterosessuale, from Italian sessuale, 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.

etero (Italian): heterosexual; companion, partner

Definitions

  1. heterosexual; companion, partner

Ancestry of “etero”, step by step

etero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian eterosessuale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeterosessualeheterosexual
2Italiansessualesexual, sex
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Ancient Greek ἑταῖρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑταῖροςcomrade, companion, partner, friend; pupil,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “etero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →