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Where does “unisexually” come from?

unisexually (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.

unisexually (English): In a unisexual way

Definitions

  1. In a unisexual way

Ancestry of “unisexually”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunisexualOf an organism, having characteristics of a...
2EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
3Latinsexuālis—
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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