Where does “assexual” come from?

assexual (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sexual, 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.

assexual (Portuguese): asexual having no distinct sex

Definitions

  1. asexual having no distinct sex

Ancestry of “assexual”, step by step

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

Words derived from “assexual”

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