Where does “seksuaaliterveys” come from?

seksuaaliterveys (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.

seksuaaliterveys (Finnish): sexual health

Definitions

  1. sexual health

Ancestry of “seksuaaliterveys”, step by step

seksuaaliterveys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seksuaalinen

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

via Finnish terveys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterveyshealth
2Proto-Finnictervehüchealth
3Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
4Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals
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