Where does “heterosexualitet” come from?
heterosexualitet (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.
heterosexualitet (Swedish): heterosexuality
Definitions
- heterosexuality
Ancestry of “heterosexualitet”, step by step
heterosexualitet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sexualitet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sexualitet | sexuality |
| 2 | Swedish | sexual- | sexual |
| 3 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 4 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Swedish hetero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hetero | a heterosexual |