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Where does “multisect” come from?

multisect (English) comes from Latin sectus, from Latin secare, from Latin seco, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

multisect (English): Divided into many similar segments; said of an...

Definitions

  1. Divided into many similar segments; said of an...

Ancestry of “multisect”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsectuscut; divided; amputated
2Latinsecareinflection of secō: ## present active...
3LatinsecoI cut, cut off; I cleave, divide; I operate,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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