Where does “sex” come from?

sex (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sex (Latin): six; 6

Definitions

  1. six; 6

Ancestry of “sex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsekssix
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →
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