Where does “bisect” come from?

Bisect comes from Latin bisectus, composed of bis (twice, from duo meaning two) and secare (to cut), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.

bisect (English): To cut or divide into two parts; A bisector,...

Definitions

  1. To cut or divide into two parts; A bisector,...

Ancestry of “bisect”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbi-API; two, paired, both; half
2Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
3Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di

Words derived from “bisect”

Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from English bi- →