Where does “intersexualist” come from?

intersexualist (English) comes from English intersexual, 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.

intersexualist (English): An intersex person

Definitions

  1. An intersex person

Ancestry of “intersexualist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintersexualBetween the sexes; Having both male and female...
2EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →
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