Where does “grupiseks” come from?
grupiseks (Estonian) comes from Estonian seks, from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.
grupiseks (Estonian): group sex
Definitions
- group sex
Ancestry of “grupiseks”, step by step
grupiseks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian seks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | seks | sex |
| 2 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Estonian grupp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | grupp | group |
| 2 | German | gruppe | group |
| 3 | French | groupe | group |
| 4 | Italian | gruppo | group, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cruppo | — |
| 6 | Renaissance Latin | grupus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |