Where does “sodomyte” come from?

sodomyte (Middle English) comes from Old French Sodomite, from Latin sodomita, from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης.

sodomyte (Middle English): A sodomite participant in homosexual sex or bestiality

Definitions

  1. A sodomite participant in homosexual sex or bestiality

Ancestry of “sodomyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchSodomite—
2Latinsodomita—
3Ancient Greekσοδομίτης—

Words derived from “sodomyte”

Every word from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης →Every word from Latin sodomita →Every word from Old French Sodomite →