Where does “sex” come from?

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

sex (Slovak): sex (intercourse, sexual activity)

Definitions

  1. sex (intercourse, sexual activity)

Ancestry of “sex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
2Proto-Italicseksus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
4Proto-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 →