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