Where does “-sexual” come from?

-sexual (English) comes from English sexual, 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 (English): Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or...

Definitions

  1. Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or...

Ancestry of “-sexual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
2Latinsexuālissexual
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “-sexual”

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