Where does “homoseksuell” come from?

homoseksuell (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.

homoseksuell (Norwegian Nynorsk): homosexual

Definitions

  1. homosexual

Ancestry of “homoseksuell”, step by step

homoseksuell 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 homo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhomohomosexual, gay; a homosexual or gay
2Norwegian Nynorskhomofilhomophile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →