sexual

/seɡˈswal/ · A2 · adj

sexual

Same spelling as English sexual; from Latin sexus (sex) + -alis (relating to)

A direct cognate: Spanish and English both took it from Late Latin sexualis. Only the sound changes: Spanish says seg-SWAL, two syllables with the stress on the last one, and the x softens to a gs sound.

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