Bisexual
/baɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/noun
Attracted romantically or sexually to people of more than one gender.
Did you know?The term was first used in biology for organisms displaying both male and female sexual characteristics before becoming associated with human sexuality.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sek-
“To cut or divide; traditionally connected to later words for sexual division.”
Classical Latin
Latin
secare
“To cut or divide.”
Classical Latin
Latin
sexus
“Sex or biological distinction, especially the division between male and female.”
17th Century
English
sexual
“Relating to sex or reproduction; formed from Latin sexus.”
19th Century
English
bisexual
“Biological: possessing or exhibiting characteristics of both sexes.”
20th Century
English
bisexual
“Relating to attraction toward more than one sex or gender; later used as a sexual-identity term.”