Where does “aseksuell” come from?

aseksuell (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

aseksuell (Norwegian Nynorsk): asexual

Definitions

  1. asexual

Ancestry of “aseksuell”, step by step

aseksuell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk seksuell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskseksuellsexual
2Frenchsexuelsexual
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Norwegian Nynorsk a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskathe letter a; ah!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →