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Labbess Posted 21 years ago
Linguistics Studies
How did the Latin "sex" produce its current English meaning?
The Latin word "sex," in case anybody did not realize, means "six."
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The English word "***" derives from the Latin word "sexus".
- The English word "***" derives from the Latin word "sexus".
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"Sexus" seems to derive from "seco", which means "divide".
"***" (6) and "six" seem to be cousins; here's the entry from Etymology Online:
O.E. siex, from P.Gmc. *sekhs (cf. O.S. seks, O.N., O.Fris. ***, M.Du. sesse, Du. zes, O.H.G. sehs, Ger. sechs, Goth. saihs), from PIE *seks (cf. Skt. sas, Avestan
"***" (6) and "six" seem to be cousins; here's the entry from Etymology Online:
O.E. siex, from P.Gmc. *sekhs (cf. O.S. seks, O.N., O.Fris. ***, M.Du. sesse, Du. zes, O.H.G. sehs, Ger. sechs, Goth. saihs), from PIE *seks (cf. Skt. sas, Avestan
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