Where does “sèsso” come from?

sèsso (Ligurian) comes from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sèsso (Ligurian): sex, specifically

Definitions

  1. sex, specifically

Ancestry of “sèsso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
2Proto-Italicseksus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →
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