Where does “sexe” come from?

sexe (Romanian) comes from Romanian sex, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sexe (Romanian): plural of sex

Definitions

  1. plural of sex

Ancestry of “sexe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansexgender, sex; sex, sexual intercourse
2Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
3Proto-Italicseksus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
5Proto-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 →