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Where does “nonpsychosexual” come from?

nonpsychosexual (English) comes from English psychosexual, 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.

nonpsychosexual (English): Not psychosexual

Definitions

  1. Not psychosexual

Ancestry of “nonpsychosexual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpsychosexualOf or relating to the psychological aspect or...
2EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
3Latinsexuālis—
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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