Latin
sexus
‘division’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin sexus.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin sexus, most familiar first.
- sex ← sexe ← sexe
- sexual ← sexuālis
- sexuality ← sexuālitās ← sexuālis
- homosexual ← sexual ← sexuālis
- het ← heterosexual ← sexuālis
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Etymograph / Latin sexus