Where does “dzimumakts” come from?
dzimumakts (Latvian) comes from Latvian akts, from Latin ācta, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
dzimumakts (Latvian): sex act, sexual intercourse
Definitions
- sex act, sexual intercourse
Ancestry of “dzimumakts”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | akts | act, action; a formal gathering or ceremony; a... |
| 2 | Latin | ācta | — |
| 3 | Latin | agō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |