Where does “sexe” come from?

sexe (French) comes from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sexe (French): gender; sex; sex organ

Definitions

  1. gender; sex; sex organ

Ancestry of “sexe”, step by step

sexe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sexus

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

via Middle French sexe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsexe

Words derived from “sexe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus