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Where does “suprasexual” come from?

suprasexual (English) comes from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

suprasexual (English): Beyond or outside of sexuality

Definitions

  1. Beyond or outside of sexuality

Ancestry of “suprasexual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
2Latinsexuālis—
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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