Where does “sess” come from?

sess (Maltese) comes from Italian sesso, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sess (Maltese): gender; sex

Definitions

  1. gender; sex

Ancestry of “sess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansessosex
2Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
3Proto-Italicseksus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sess”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →