Where does “assexualidade” come from?

assexualidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese assexual, 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.

assexualidade (Portuguese): asexuality

Definitions

  1. asexuality

Ancestry of “assexualidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseassexualasexual having no distinct sex
2Portuguesesexualsexual
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →