Where does “oversekst” come from?
oversekst (Dutch) comes from Dutch seks, from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.
oversekst (Dutch): hypersexual, having a mind in the gutter considered excessively preoccupied with sex
Definitions
- hypersexual, having a mind in the gutter considered excessively preoccupied with sex
Ancestry of “oversekst”, step by step
oversekst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch seks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | seks | sex |
| 2 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Dutch over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | over | over, above; over; remaining, left over |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ōver | over, above |
| 3 | Old Dutch | over | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *obar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Dutch t
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | t | the twentieth letter of the Dutch alphabet |