Where does “sexvalent” come from?
sexvalent (English) comes from English valent, from English Valence, from French Valence, from Latin Valentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
sexvalent (English): Hexavalent
Ancestry of “sexvalent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | valent | Having valence |
| 2 | English | Valence | — |
| 3 | French | Valence | — |
| 4 | Latin | Valentia | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |