Where does “hetero” come from?

hetero (Spanish) comes from Spanish heterosexual, from Spanish sexual, from Late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

hetero (Spanish): hetero, straight

Definitions

  1. hetero, straight

Ancestry of “hetero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishheterosexualheterosexual
2Spanishsexualsexual pertaining to the sex of an organism
3Late Latinsexualissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “hetero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →