| 【sex】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "sexus." It carries the basic meaning of "sex." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "sex"]
sex ****[1283] The two sexes are the two groups, male and female, into which people and animals are divided according to the function they have in producing young.
sexual ****[1391] Sexual feelings or activities are connected with the act of sex or with people''s desire for sex.
sexuality **[3764] A person''s sexuality is their sexual feelings.
[WORD ROOT]root sex
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] sex
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) sexus
[MEANING]root sex
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 sexus a sex, state of being either male or female, gender
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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sex ★★★★[1283] noun from sex
【DEFINITION】 The two sexes are the two groups, male and female, into which people and animals are divided according to the function they have in producing young.
【pl.】 sexes
【SYNONYM】 gender
【ROOTs】 sex; sex
【Etymology】 《Latin sexus》 a sex, state of being either male or female, gender
【DERIVATIVEs】 sex, sexily, sexiness, sexual, sexuality, sexually, sexy, sexualise
sexual ★★★★[1391] adjective from sex
【DEFINITION】 Sexual feelings or activities are connected with the act of sex or with people's desire for sex.
【SYNONYM】 sex
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sex; sex ⑵ ual(al); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin sexus》 a sex, state of being either male or female, gender
【First Known Meaning】 of or pertaining to the fact of being male or female
【DERIVATIVEs】 sex, sexual, sexualisation, sexuality, sexualization, sexually, sexy, sexualise
sexuality ★★[3764] noun from sex
【DEFINITION】 A person's sexuality is their sexual feelings.
【pl.】 sexualities
【COMPOSITION】 sexual + ity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sex; sex ⑵ ual(al); adjective suffix ⑶ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin sexus》 a sex, state of being either male or female, gender
【First Known Meaning】 action or fact of being sexual;
【DERIVATIVEs】 sex, sexual, sexuality, sexually, sexualise
Other words containing "sex"; asexual, desex, intersex, oversexed, sexily, sexiness, sexism, sexist, sexless, sexology, sexpert, sexploitation, sexpot, sext, sexually, sexy, unisex, unsex
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
seven
set
servi-, serv-
servar-, serv-
sert-
sequ
sent, sens
sen-
sell
self
