Where does “sess orali” come from?

sess orali (Maltese) comes from Maltese sess, 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 orali (Maltese): oral sex

Definitions

  1. oral sex

Ancestry of “sess orali”, step by step

sess orali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese sess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesesessgender; sex
2Italiansessosex
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Maltese orali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseorali
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus
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