Where does “sexual” come from?
sexual (Catalan) comes from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
sexual (Catalan): sexual
Ancestry of “sexual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sexuālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “sexual”