Where does “sexologie” come from?

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

sexologie (Romanian): sexology

Definitions

  1. sexology

Ancestry of “sexologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsexologiesexology
2Frenchsexegender; sex; sex organ
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
6Proto-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 →