Where does “sex” come from?
sex (Interlingua) comes from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sex (Interlingua): six
Ancestry of “sex”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |