Where does “eterofillo” come from?

eterofillo (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.

eterofillo (Italian): heterophyllous

Definitions

  1. heterophyllous

Ancestry of “eterofillo”, step by step

eterofillo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian etero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeteroheterosexual; companion, partner
2Italianeterosessualeheterosexual
3Italiansessualesexual, sex
4Latinsexuālissexual
5Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
6Proto-Italicseksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Italian fillo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfillophyllon
2Ancient Greekφῠ́λλονleaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →