Where does “Sexualmörder” come from?

Sexualmörder (German) comes from German sexual, 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.

Sexualmörder (German): sex murderer

Definitions

  1. sex murderer

Ancestry of “Sexualmörder”, step by step

Sexualmörder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sexual

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

via German Mörder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMördermurderer, assassin, assassinator, cutthroat,...
2Middle High Germanmorder
3Old High Germanmurdiro
4Proto-Germanicmurþrijômurderer; homicide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus