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Where does “transseksuell” come from?

transseksuell (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål seksuell, from French sexuel, 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.

transseksuell (Norwegian Bokmål): transsexual

Definitions

  1. transsexual

Ancestry of “transseksuell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålseksuellsexual
2Frenchsexuelsexual
3Latinsexuālis—
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →