Where does “sexcessory” come from?
sexcessory (English) comes from English accessory, from Middle English accessorie, from Medieval Latin accessorius, from Latin accessor, from Latin accessus, from Latin accēdō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
sexcessory (English): A sex toy
Definitions
- A sex toy
Ancestry of “sexcessory”, step by step
sexcessory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English accessory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | accessory | Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate... |
| 2 | Middle English | accessorie | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | accessorius | accessory, supplementary; accessory , accomplice |
| 4 | Latin | accessor | helper, subordinate |
| 5 | Latin | accessus | approached, reached; advanced, attacked;... |
| 6 | Latin | accēdō | to go or come toward, approach, reach |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |