Etymology

sexy

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Today it means: Having sex appeal; attractive. Full definition →

English sex ← Middle English sexe ← Old French sexe
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sexy · adjective1

  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. Old Frenchsexe
  11. Middle Englishsexe
  12. Englishsex
  13. English todaysexy

From sex + -y.

sexy · adjective2

From Latin sex (“six”) + -y, intended as a pun.

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