Where does “dissecter” come from?
dissecter (English) comes from English dissect, from Latin dissectus, from Latin dissecāre, from Latin secāre, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
dissecter (English): Alternative form of dissector
Definitions
- Alternative form of dissector
Ancestry of “dissecter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dissect | To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart;... |
| 2 | Latin | dissectus | dissected |
| 3 | Latin | dissecāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | secāre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |