Where does “monosexuel” come from?
monosexuel (French) comes from French sexuel, 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.
monosexuel (French): monosexual
Ancestry of “monosexuel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | sexuel | sexual |
| 2 | Latin | sexuālis | — |
| 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 |