Where does “sexuel” come from?

sexuel (French) comes 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.

sexuel (French): sexual

Definitions

  1. sexual

Ancestry of “sexuel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sexuel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →