Where does “urethral sex” come from?

urethral sex (English) comes from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.

urethral sex (English): A sexual activity involving stimulation of a sexual partner's urethra, almost exclusively when they have a vagina

Definitions

  1. A sexual activity involving stimulation of a sexual partner's urethra, almost exclusively when they have a vagina

Ancestry of “urethral sex”, step by step

urethral sex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsexA category into which sexually-reproducing...
2EnglishsectAn offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
3Middle EnglishsecteA variety or sort; a category with a...
4Old Frenchsectea sect in philosophy or religion
5Late Latinsectaa sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
6Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
7LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
8Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
9Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
10Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via English urethral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishurethralPertaining to the urethra
2EnglishurethraThe tube through which urine exits the body and,...
3Ancient Greekοὐρήθραurethra; sewage tank
4Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-