Where does “sexe” come from?

sexe (Middle English) comes from Old French sexe, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sexe (Middle English): Alternative form of sax; gender

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sax; gender

Ancestry of “sexe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sexe”

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