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Where does “seksuaalirikollinen” come from?

seksuaalirikollinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish seksuaalinen, 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.

seksuaalirikollinen (Finnish): A sex offender

Definitions

  1. A sex offender

Ancestry of “seksuaalirikollinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseksuaalinensexual
2Latinsexuālis—
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →