Where does “unsexually” come from?
unsexually (English) comes from English unsexual, 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.
unsexually (English): In a way that is not sexual
Definitions
- In a way that is not sexual
Ancestry of “unsexually”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | unsexual | Not sexual |
| 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 |