Where does “eterodina” come from?
eterodina (Italian) comes from Italian etero, 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.
eterodina (Italian): heterodyne
Definitions
- heterodyne
Ancestry of “eterodina”, step by step
eterodina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian etero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | etero | heterosexual; companion, partner |
| 2 | Italian | eterosessuale | heterosexual |
| 3 | Italian | sessuale | sexual, sex |
| 4 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 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 |
via Italian Dina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Dina | derived from the diminutives, evolved to be a separate name independent of dimunition |