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Where does “hyperseksuaalisuus” come from?

hyperseksuaalisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish seksuaalisuus, from Finnish seksuaalinen, 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.

hyperseksuaalisuus (Finnish): hypersexuality

Definitions

  1. hypersexuality

Ancestry of “hyperseksuaalisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseksuaalisuussexuality
2Finnishseksuaalinensexual
3Latinsexuālis—
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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