Where does “sexuality” come from?

Sexuality derives from English sexual, Latin sexualis, and Latin -itas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek- meaning to cut or divide.

sexuality (English): The quality of being sexual; that which is...

Definitions

  1. The quality of being sexual; that which is...

Ancestry of “sexuality”, step by step

sexuality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sexual

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

via Ancient Greek sexuālitās

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greeksexuālitās

Words derived from “sexuality

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus