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Where does “seksuaalisuus” come from?

seksuaalisuus (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.

seksuaalisuus (Finnish): sexuality

Definitions

  1. sexuality

Ancestry of “seksuaalisuus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “seksuaalisuus”

  • hyperseksuaalisuus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →