Where does “hyposexual” come from?

hyposexual (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.

hyposexual (English): Of or relating to hyposexuality; A person who is...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to hyposexuality; A person who is...

Ancestry of “hyposexual”, step by step

hyposexual 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 hypo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypoMelancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid...
2Englishhypo-Below; beneath; under; Deficient; less than...
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →