English → Latin
“sexual” in Latin
sexusdivision; sex; gendercoeōto assemble, meet, come together; to encounter, come up against; to copulate, have sex
The English word sexual itself goes back to Latin secō, through sexuālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sexual
by circumlocution with sexus. Sexual desire, desiderium naturale; conjunctionis appetitus procreandi causa: sexual intercourse, coitus
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sexual?
- The usual Latin words for “sexual” are sexus, coeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.