Where does “relação sexual” come from?

relação sexual (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese relação, from Latin relatio, from Latin relatus, from English relate, from Latin relātus, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

relação sexual (Portuguese): sexual intercourse

Definitions

  1. sexual intercourse

Ancestry of “relação sexual”, step by step

relação sexual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese relação

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserelaçãorelationship; sexual relation; description
2Latinrelatiocarrying or bringing back; narration, recital;...
3Latinrelatusnarration; driven or carried back; returned,...
4EnglishrelateTo tell in a descriptive way; To bring into a...
5Latinrelātus(having been) driven or carried back
6Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
7Latinrĕ-back, backwards
8Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
9Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
10Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Portuguese sexual

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesexualsexual
2Latinsexuālissexual
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-
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