Where does “sessatore” come from?

sessatore (Italian) comes from Italian sessare, 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.

sessatore (Italian): sexer (typically of chickens)

Definitions

  1. sexer (typically of chickens)

Ancestry of “sessatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansessareto sex (typically, chickens)
2Italiansessosex
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
6Proto-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 →
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