Where does “intersecant” come from?
intersecant (English) comes from Latin intersecans, from Latin intersecare, from Latin secare, from Latin seco, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
intersecant (English): Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting
Definitions
- Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting
Ancestry of “intersecant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | intersecans | — |
| 2 | Latin | intersecare | second-person singular present passive... |
| 3 | Latin | secare | inflection of secō:
## present active... |
| 4 | Latin | seco | I cut, cut off; I cleave, divide; I operate,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |