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

Definitions

  1. division; sex; gender

Ancestry of “sexus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicseksus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sexus”

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