Where does “сексуа́льный” come from?

сексуа́льный (Russian) comes 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.

сексуа́льный (Russian): sexual

Definitions

  1. sexual

Ancestry of “сексуа́льный”, step by step

сексуа́льный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sexuālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexuālissexual
2Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
3Proto-Italicseksus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Russian sexualis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russiansexualis—

Words derived from “сексуа́льный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →