Where does “segregar” come from?

segregar (Catalan) comes from Latin sēgregō, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

segregar (Catalan): to segregate; to secrete

Definitions

  1. to segregate; to secrete

Ancestry of “segregar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēgregōto separate, divide
2Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
3Latinsexsix; 6
4Proto-Italicsekssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →
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