Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryHaving sex appeal; attractive. · Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest. · Sexual; relating to or involving sex.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexusder. Old French sexeder. Middle English sexe English sex Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sexy From sex + -y.
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