Etymology

unisexual

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Today it means: Of an organism, having characteristics of a single sex (as opposed to hermaphrodites). Full definition →

English sexual ← Latin sexuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
  10. Proto-Italic*seksus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  13. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  14. Latinsecō
  15. Latinsecāre?
  16. Latinsexus
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Latinsexuālis
  20. Englishsexual
  21. English todayunisexual

From uni- + sexual.

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