Where does “sesswali” come from?

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

sesswali (Maltese): sexual

Definitions

  1. sexual

Ancestry of “sesswali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansessualesexual, sex
2Latinsexuālissexual
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
6Proto-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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