Where does “sexus” come from?
sexus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
sexus (Latin): division; sex; gender
Ancestry of “sexus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “sexus”