Where does “seksverslaafde” come from?
seksverslaafde (Dutch) comes from Dutch verslaafde, from Dutch verslaafd, from Dutch verslaven, from Dutch Slaaf, from Middle Dutch slave, from Late Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ — to cover; to incline.
seksverslaafde (Dutch): sex addict
Definitions
- sex addict
Ancestry of “seksverslaafde”, step by step
seksverslaafde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verslaafde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verslaafde | An addict; in particular a drug addict |
| 2 | Dutch | verslaafd | depending on; addicted to |
| 3 | Dutch | verslaven | to addict; to make an addict of; To make a slave... |
| 4 | Dutch | Slaaf | Slav |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | slave | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | Sclavus | Slav; a Slav |
| 7 | Byzantine Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 10 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
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 |