intersexual en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English intersexual From inter- + sexual.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of a competition, usually) Between the sexes.
- (not-comparable) Having both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.
Deriveds
intersexualism · intersexualize · intersexualist · intersexually · intersexualization
Synonyms
Translations (13)
es intersexual (biology: having both male and female characteristics) · it intersessuale (biology: having both male and female characteristics) · kk интерсексуалды (between the sexes) · kk интерсексуалдық (between the sexes) · fi intersukupuolinen (biology: having both male and female characteristics) · de intersexuell (biology: having both male and female characteristics) · de intergeschlechtlich (biology: having both male and female characteristics) · eo ambaŭseksa (biology: having both male and female characteristics) · hu interszexuális (biology: having both male and female characteristics) · ca intersexual (biology: having both male and female characteristics) · eo interseksa (biology: having both male and female characteristics) · fi sukupuolten välinen (between the sexes) · it intersessuale (between the sexes)