Where does “cinsel yönelim” come from?
cinsel yönelim (Turkish) comes from Turkish cinsel, from Turkish cins, from Russian джи́нсы, from English Jeans, from English jean fustian, from Middle English fustian, from Old French fustaine, from Medieval Latin fustaneum.
cinsel yönelim (Turkish): sexual orientation
Definitions
- sexual orientation
Ancestry of “cinsel yönelim”, step by step
cinsel yönelim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish cinsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | cinsel | sexual; carnal |
| 2 | Turkish | cins | sort; sex, gender; genus |
| 3 | Russian | джи́нсы | jeans |
| 4 | English | Jeans | plural of Jean |
| 5 | English | jean fustian | — |
| 6 | Middle English | fustian | strong cotton fabric |
| 7 | Old French | fustaine | A cotton fabric ancestral to modern fustian |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | fustaneum | — |
| 9 | Latin | fustis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Turkish yönelim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yönelim | orientation; trend; intention |