Where does “heterosexualidad” come from?

heterosexualidad (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.

heterosexualidad (Spanish): heterosexuality

Definitions

  1. heterosexuality

Ancestry of “heterosexualidad”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →