Where does “seksiriippuvuus” come from?
seksiriippuvuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish seksi, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
seksiriippuvuus (Finnish): sex addiction
Definitions
- sex addiction
Ancestry of “seksiriippuvuus”, step by step
seksiriippuvuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish seksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seksi | sex; sexuality |
| 2 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Finnish riippuvuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | riippuvuus | dependence; addiction; dependency |
| 2 | Finnish | riippuva | hanging; dependent; Present active participle of... |
| 3 | Finnish | riippua | To hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | rippudak | to hang |