Where does “unisexuality” come from?
unisexuality (English) comes from English unisexual, 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.
unisexuality (English): The property of being unisexual or imperfect,...
Definitions
- The property of being unisexual or imperfect,...
Ancestry of “unisexuality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unisexual | Of an organism, having characteristics of a... |
| 2 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 3 | Latin | sexuālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |