Where does “sessare” come from?

sessare (Italian) comes from Italian sesso, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sessare (Italian): to sex (typically, chickens)

Definitions

  1. to sex (typically, chickens)

Ancestry of “sessare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sessare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →