Where does “sexual” come from?

sexual (Spanish) comes from Late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sexual (Spanish): sexual pertaining to the sex of an organism

Definitions

  1. sexual pertaining to the sex of an organism

Ancestry of “sexual”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sexual”

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