Where does “sexe” come from?

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

sexe (Old French): genitals; gender

Definitions

  1. genitals; gender

Ancestry of “sexe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
2Proto-Italicseksus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
4Proto-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 →