Etymology

psychosexual

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Today it means: Of or relating to the psychological aspect or aspects of sexuality. Full definition →

English sexual ← Latin sexuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
  6. Proto-Italic*seksus
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  9. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  10. Latinsecō
  11. Latinsecāre?
  12. Latinsexus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Latinsexuālis
  16. Englishsexual
  17. English todaypsychosexual

From psycho- + sexual.

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