Where does “seksuaalinen” come from?

seksuaalinen (Finnish) comes 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.

seksuaalinen (Finnish): sexual

Definitions

  1. sexual

Ancestry of “seksuaalinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexuālissexual
2Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
3Proto-Italicseksus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “seksuaalinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus