Etymology

polysexual

po·ly·sex·ual
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Today it means: Of or pertaining to multiple types of sexuality. Full definition →

English sexual ← Latin sexuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
  7. Proto-Italic*seksus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  10. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  11. Latinsecō
  12. Latinsecāre?
  13. Latinsexus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Latinsexuālis
  17. Englishsexual
  18. English todaypolysexual

From poly- + -sexual.

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