Where does “sekstata” come from?
sekstata (Finnish) comes from English sext, from English sexting, from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi — to follow; to see; to say.
sekstata (Finnish): to sext
Definitions
- to sext
Ancestry of “sekstata”, step by step
sekstata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sext
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sext | Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight; The... |
| 2 | English | sexting | The act of transmitting and/or receiving sexually... |
| 3 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 4 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 5 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 6 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 7 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 8 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 9 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Finnish seksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seksi | sex; sexuality |