Where does “equidissectable” come from?

equidissectable (English) comes from English dissect, from Latin dissectus, from Latin dissecāre, from Latin secāre, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

equidissectable (English): Of a polygon: able to be divided into triangles of equal area

Definitions

  1. Of a polygon: able to be divided into triangles of equal area

Ancestry of “equidissectable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdissectTo study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart;...
2Latindissectusdissected
3Latindissecāre
4Latinsecāre
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Latin secāreEvery word from Latin dissecāre