Where does “aseksuāliste” come from?
aseksuāliste (Latvian) comes from Latvian aseksuālists, from Latvian aseksuāls, from Latvian seksuāls, from Latvian sekss, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
aseksuāliste (Latvian): an asexual woman
Ancestry of “aseksuāliste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | aseksuālists | an asexual man |
| 2 | Latvian | aseksuāls | asexual, non-sexual |
| 3 | Latvian | seksuāls | sexual; sexy |
| 4 | Latvian | sekss | sex, gender; sex |
| 5 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |