Etymology

gynesexual

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Today it means: Attracted to women and/or to femininity regardless of gender. Full definition →

English sexual ← Latin sexuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷḗn
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gʷənā
  3. Ancient Greekγῠνή (gŭnḗ)
  4. Englishgyne-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
  7. Proto-Italic*seksus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  10. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  11. Latinsecō
  12. Latinsecāre?
  13. Latinsexus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Latinsexuālis
  17. Englishsexual
  18. English todaygynesexual

From gyne- + -sexual.

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