Where does “sexsüchtig” come from?

sexsüchtig (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.

sexsüchtig (German): addicted to sex

Definitions

  1. addicted to sex

Ancestry of “sexsüchtig”, step by step

sexsüchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSexsex; sexuality; sex appeal
2EnglishsexA category into which sexually-reproducing...
3EnglishsectAn offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
4Middle EnglishsecteA variety or sort; a category with a...
5Old Frenchsectea sect in philosophy or religion
6Late Latinsectaa sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
7Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
8LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
9Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
10Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
11Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via German süchtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansüchtigaddicted
2Old High Germansuhtīg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-