Where does “eteromorfo” come from?

eteromorfo (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.

eteromorfo (Italian): heteromorphic

Definitions

  1. heteromorphic

Ancestry of “eteromorfo”, step by step

eteromorfo 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 morfo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmorfomorph
2Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →