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Some words with the Latin root "sex" include "sexual," "sexuality," and "unisexual." The root "sex" in Latin originally meant "six," but it later evolved to refer to the classification of organisms based on reproductive functions. In modern English, words with this root often pertain to gender, reproduction, or sexual characteristics.

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What is the latin root word for marriage?

Its origin is the Latin word "mas" (gen. maris) which means "male, of the male sex." From that word came "maritus" (husband, lover) which replaced other Latin words for husband, like "coniunx" (husband or wife, one who is joined, yoked together) and hence the verb "maritare" (to marry, to give in marriage.)


What does root word male mean?

The root word "male" relates to characteristics traditionally associated with men or the male sex, such as masculinity, strength, or maleness.


What does greek root hetero mean?

The Greek root 'hetero' means different. Hence heterosexual refering to the love between two members of the opposite sex.


What is the root and meaning of gamete?

Definition: A gamete is a reproductive cell having the haploid number of chromosomes, especially a mature sperm or egg capable of fusing with a gamete of the opposite sex to produce the fertilized egg. Word Breakdown: New Latin gameta, from Greek gamet, wife and gamets, husband, from gamein, to marry, from gamos, marriage; see gem- in Indo-European roots.


How is a word masculine or feminine in spanish?

The derivation of the gender of the various nouns may go back to earlier languages (Sanskrit?) and how the thing/noun was perceived in that language's culture. Masculine and feminine nouns are not unique to Spanish or to Latin-based languages for that matter. Germanic and Semitic languages also have masculine/feminine nouns. To determine if a noun is masculine or feminine in Spanish, you usually check its final letter. Feminine nouns end in 'a,'while masculine nouns end in 'o.' However, there are some masculine nouns of primarily Greek origin which end in 'a,'e.g., el tema, el idioma