Where does “demissexualidade” come from?

demissexualidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese demissexual, 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.

demissexualidade (Portuguese): demisexuality

Definitions

  1. demisexuality

Ancestry of “demissexualidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedemissexualdemisexual
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 →