Etymology

repronormativity

Today it means: The assumption that all humans want to have children, especially within the context of a monogamous heterosexual relationship. Full definition →

English repronormative ← Latin norma ← Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  10. Proto-Italic*pro-
  11. Latinprō-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  14. Proto-Italic*doukō
  15. Latindūcō
  16. Latinprōdūcō
  17. Latinprōductiō
  18. Old Frenchproduction
  19. Middle Englishproduccioun
  20. Englishproduction
  21. Englishreproductionclip.
  22. Englishrepro-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  25. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  26. Ancient Greekγιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
  27. Ancient Greekγνώμων (gnṓmōn)
  28. Latinnorma
  29. Englishnormative
  30. Englishnormativity
  31. Englishrepro-
  32. Englishnormative
  33. Englishrepronormative
  34. English todayrepronormativity

From repro- + normativity, or from repronormative + -ity.

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