Where does “seksistisyys” come from?
seksistisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish seksistinen, from Finnish seksisti, from English sexist, from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta — to follow; to see; to say.
seksistisyys (Finnish): sexistness
Definitions
- sexistness
Ancestry of “seksistisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seksistinen | sexist |
| 2 | Finnish | seksisti | sexist |
| 3 | English | sexist | A person who discriminates on grounds of sex;... |
| 4 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 5 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 6 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 7 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 8 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 9 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 10 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |