Where does “sexbesessen” come from?
sexbesessen (German) comes from German Sex, from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.
sexbesessen (German): oversexed
Definitions
- oversexed
Ancestry of “sexbesessen”, step by step
sexbesessen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sex | sex; sexuality; sex appeal |
| 2 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via German besessen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | besessen | obsessed; possessed; past participle of besitzen |