Etymology

sexualize

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Today it means: To render sexual, or apply sex appeal to (a person, thing, or concept). Full definition →

English sexual ← Latin sexuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  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. Englishsexual
  14. English todaysexualize

From sexual + -ize.

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