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sexus.

sex; (male or female); (also for plants); sexual organs;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsɛk.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛk.sus]
  1. division

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. sex; gender

    declension-4 · 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 sexus Inherited from Proto-Italic *seksus, from Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”); or perhaps from secāre due to semantic point of view, as to divide (into halves) – male/female half (of sex/gender).

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