Where does “sexual-” come from?

sexual- (Swedish) 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.

sexual- (Swedish): sexual

Definitions

  1. sexual

Ancestry of “sexual-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexuālissexual
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-
sexual- — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer