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1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
2. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
3. Proto-Italic*seksus
4. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
5. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
6. Proto-Italic*sekaō
7. Latinsecō
8. Latinsecāre?
9. Latinsexus
10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
12. Latinsexuālis
13. English todaysexual

Borrowed from Latin sexuālis. By surface analysis, sex + -ual.

First known use, by meaning

• from 17th c. Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.
• from 19th c. Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.
• from 18th c. Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.
• from 19th c. Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.
• from 19th c. Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct.
• 17th–19th c. Pertaining to the female sex.