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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

  1. sex act, sexual intercourse

Ancestry of “dzimumakts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianaktsact, action; a formal gathering or ceremony; a...
2Latinācta—
3Latinagō—
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →