Where does “sexbot” come from?

sexbot (English) comes from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.

sexbot (English): A robot designed to have sexual intercourse with...

Definitions

  1. A robot designed to have sexual intercourse with...

Ancestry of “sexbot”, step by step

sexbot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsexA category into which sexually-reproducing...
2EnglishsectAn offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
3Middle EnglishsecteA variety or sort; a category with a...
4Old Frenchsectea sect in philosophy or religion
5Late Latinsectaa sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
6Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
7LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
8Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
9Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
10Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via English bot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbotThe larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of...
2EnglishbottomThe lowest part of anything; Character,...
3Middle EnglishbotmeThe lowest section of something; the bottom,...
4Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr