Where does “bisexualitet” come from?

bisexualitet (Swedish) comes from Swedish sexualitet, from Swedish sexual-, 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.

bisexualitet (Swedish): bisexuality

Definitions

  1. bisexuality

Ancestry of “bisexualitet”, step by step

bisexualitet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sexualitet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsexualitetsexuality
2Swedishsexual-sexual
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Swedish bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbibee; bisexual; by
2Old Swedishbī—
3Old Norsebýbee
4Proto-Germanicbiją—
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →