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sexe.

sex (the biological category)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɛks/

  1. sex (the biological category)

    masculine

  2. sex (men or women)

    collective · masculine

  3. the (weaker) sex; womankind

    archaic · collective · masculine
    une personne du sexe

  4. sex (the act)

    masculine

  5. sex organ

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexusder. Middle French sexe French sexe Middle French sexe, from Latin sexus.

adj/sɛks/

  1. pornographic

    invariable

  2. horny, sexually aroused

    invariable

  3. sexy

    invariable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexusder. Middle French sexe French sexe Middle French sexe, from Latin sexus.

verb/sɛks/

  1. inflection of sexer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of sexer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexusder. Middle French sexe French sexe Middle French sexe, from Latin sexus.

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