Where does “psychosexual” come from?

Psychosexual comes from English sexual, derived from Ancient Greek ψυχή and Latin -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek- meaning to cut or divide.

psychosexual (English): Of or relating to the psychological aspect or...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the psychological aspect or...

Ancestry of “psychosexual”, step by step

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

Words derived from “psychosexual”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →