Where does “hobosexual” come from?

hobosexual (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.

hobosexual (English): A person sexually attracted to “tramps”; Punning...

Definitions

  1. A person sexually attracted to “tramps”; Punning...

Ancestry of “hobosexual”, step by step

hobosexual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sexual

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

via English hobo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoboA wandering homeless person, especially one...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →