Where does “seksi” come from?

seksi (Finnish) comes from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

seksi (Finnish): sex; sexuality

Definitions

  1. sex; sexuality

Ancestry of “seksi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
2Proto-Italicseksus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “seksi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →