Where does “interseksuaalinen” come from?

interseksuaalinen (Finnish) comes from English intersexual, 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.

interseksuaalinen (Finnish): intersexual, between the sexes

Definitions

  1. intersexual, between the sexes

Ancestry of “interseksuaalinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintersexualBetween the sexes; Having both male and female...
2EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “interseksuaalinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-