Where does “sexalicious” come from?
sexalicious (English) comes from English delicious, from Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, from Latin dēliciōsus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
sexalicious (English): very sexually attractive
Definitions
- very sexually attractive
Ancestry of “sexalicious”, step by step
sexalicious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delicious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delicious | Pleasing to taste; tasty; Metaphorically pleasing... |
| 2 | Middle English | delicious | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | delicious | delicious; tasty; noble; courtly; courteous |
| 4 | Old French | delicious | delicious; tasty; noble; courtly; courteous |
| 5 | Latin | dēliciōsus | delicious |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciae | delight, pleasure |
| 7 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English sex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 2 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 3 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 4 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 5 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 6 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |