Where does “redesignação sexual” come from?
redesignação sexual (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.
redesignação sexual (Portuguese): gender reassignment
Definitions
- gender reassignment
Ancestry of “redesignação sexual”, step by step
redesignação sexual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese sexual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sexual | sexual |
| 2 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 3 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Portuguese redesignação
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | redesignação | — |