Where does “eterosesswali” come from?

eterosesswali (Maltese) comes 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.

eterosesswali (Maltese): heterosexual

Definitions

  1. heterosexual

Ancestry of “eterosesswali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeterosessualeheterosexual
2Italiansessualesexual, sex
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →