Where does “supereterodina” come from?
supereterodina (Italian) comes from Italian eterodina, from Italian etero, from Italian eterosessuale, from Italian sessuale, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus — to cut, cut off, sever.
supereterodina (Italian): superheterodyne
Definitions
- superheterodyne
Ancestry of “supereterodina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | eterodina | heterodyne |
| 2 | Italian | etero | heterosexual; companion, partner |
| 3 | Italian | eterosessuale | heterosexual |
| 4 | Italian | sessuale | sexual, sex |
| 5 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 6 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |