Where does “sexualitas” come from?

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

sexualitas (Latin): sexuality

Definitions

  1. sexuality

Ancestry of “sexualitas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sexualitas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus