Etymology

ex-gay

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the movement that considers homosexuality a disease and claims it can be cured by conversion therapy. Full definition →

English gay ← Middle English gay ← Old French gai
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Middle Frenchex-
  7. Middle Englishex-
  8. Englishex-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰengʰ-
  10. Proto-Germanic*ganhuz
  11. Old Occitangai
  12. Old Frenchgai
  13. Middle Englishgay
  14. Englishgay
  15. English todayex-gay

From ex- + gay.

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