Where does “seksuaalivähemmistö” come from?
seksuaalivähemmistö (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.
seksuaalivähemmistö (Finnish): sexual minority
Definitions
- sexual minority
Ancestry of “seksuaalivähemmistö”, step by step
seksuaalivähemmistö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish seksuaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seksuaalinen | sexual |
| 2 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 3 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Finnish vähemmistö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vähemmistö | minority |
| 2 | Finnish | vähempi | lesser |
| 3 | Finnish | vähä | the little; little, few, scarce |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vähä | small amount, little |