Where does “seksueel” come from?

seksueel (Dutch) comes from French sexuel, 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.

seksueel (Dutch): sexual, of or relating to sexuality in the wide...

Definitions

  1. sexual, of or relating to sexuality in the wide...

Ancestry of “seksueel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsexuelsexual
2Latinsexuālissexual
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “seksueel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →