Etymograph

English

lithsexual

Lithsexual comes from English stone ‘willing to give but not receive pleasure’.

  1. English1500–presentstone‘willing to give but not receive pleasure’
  2. Englishtodaylithsexualinvoking LGBT meaning of stone

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentstone‘willing to give but not receive pleasure’
  2. Englishtodaylithsexualinvoking LGBT meaning of stone

Formed from lith- ‘stone’ + sexual

Ancient Greek λῐ́θος ‘stone’

English lith-

Latin sexus ‘division; sex’

Latin sexuālis

English sexual

Today it means

adj Experiencing sexual attraction without a need or desire for reciprocation.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English stone / lithsexual