Where does “sexpletive” come from?
sexpletive (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.
sexpletive (English): A sex-related vulgar term
Definitions
- A sex-related vulgar term
Ancestry of “sexpletive”, step by step
sexpletive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English expletive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expletive | Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise... |
| 2 | Late Latin | expletivus | serving to fill out |
| 3 | Latin | explētus | filled up, completed |
| 4 | Latin | expleō | to fill up, occupy completely |
| 5 | Latin | pleō | Combining form used to form prefixed verbs with the approximate meaning "to fill" |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plēō | to fill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |