The etymology of gender in English is unique as we are a Latin based language that also utilizes heavily from Greek, in this case Gender has two root word one being genre and the other being genos. The latter and most prevalent use of gender is explicitly tied to the genetic makeup of each sex. The use of sex as the scientific term to relate sexual intercourse also led to the prevalence of gender being used to describe non sexual instances of sex. This is why the biological makeup of a person is relegated to gender and the reproduction between the two halves is referred to as sex. Sex itself has become bastardized as now any form of effort to ascertain orgasm is referred to as sexual or sex despite sex per definition being limited to sexual intercourse or sexual reproduction. It’s really fun explaining to gay people that they can’t actually have sex under definition of the word.
The etymology of gender in English is unique as we are a Latin based language that also utilizes heavily from Greek, in this case Gender has two root word one being genre and the other being genos. The latter and most prevalent use of gender is explicitly tied to the genetic makeup of each sex. The use of sex as the scientific term to relate sexual intercourse also led to the prevalence of gender being used to describe non sexual instances of sex. This is why the biological makeup of a person is relegated to gender and the reproduction between the two halves is referred to as sex. Sex itself has become bastardized as now any form of effort to ascertain orgasm is referred to as sexual or sex despite sex per definition being limited to sexual intercourse or sexual reproduction. It’s really fun explaining to gay people that they can’t actually have sex under definition of the word.
Latin based? It's influential for English, but it's not the basis.
I should have clarified specifically relating to scientific terminology, the entire basis is Latin/ Greek.
Yes, you are correct there.