Where does “Heterokontophyta” come from?

Heterokontophyta (Translingual) comes from English heterokont, from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus — to cut, cut off, sever.

Heterokontophyta (Translingual): phylum

Definitions

  1. phylum

Ancestry of “Heterokontophyta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterokontAny member of the superphylum Heterokonta, most...
2EnglishheteroHeterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a...
3EnglishheterosexualSexually attracted to members of the opposite...
4English-sexualForms a noun or adjective describing a state or...
5EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
6Latinsexuālissexual
7Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
8Proto-Italicseksus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus
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