Where does “dissect” come from?
Dissect comes from Latin dissectus, the past participle of dissecare, from the prefix dis- meaning "apart" and a root from Proto-Indo-European sek- meaning "to cut" and dwóh₁ meaning "two."
dissect (English): To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart;...
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- To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart;...
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