Etymograph

English

protosexual

From proto- + sexual.

Formed from proto- + sexual

Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’

Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’

Proto-Hellenic *pró

Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’

Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’

English proto-

Latin sexus ‘division; sex’

Latin sexuālis

English sexual

Today it means

adj Of or relating to formative experiences with regard to sexuality in early life.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “protosexual”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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