Where does “autosexuell” come from?

autosexuell (German) comes from German sexuell, 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.

autosexuell (German): autosexual

Definitions

  1. autosexual

Ancestry of “autosexuell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansexuellsexual; sexually
2Frenchsexuelsexual
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →