Etymology

heteronormativity

he·ter·o·nor·ma·tiv·i·ty

Today it means: The assumption that all human beings are either male or female in both sex and gender, and that sexual and romantic attraction and activity only occurs, or is only normal, between people of different sexes. Full definition →

English normativity ← Latin norma ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Latinnorma
  7. Englishnormative
  8. Englishnormativity
  9. English todayheteronormativity

From hetero- + normativity.

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