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

nonpsychosexual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English psychosexual

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpsychosexualOf or relating to the psychological aspect or...
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

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →