Where does “eteromorfismo” come from?

eteromorfismo (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.

eteromorfismo (Italian): heteromorphism

Definitions

  1. heteromorphism

Ancestry of “eteromorfismo”, step by step

eteromorfismo 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 morfismo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmorfismomorphism
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus
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