Where does “secantly” come from?

secantly (English) comes from English secant, from Latin secans, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

secantly (English): So as to cut or divide

Definitions

  1. So as to cut or divide

Ancestry of “secantly”, step by step

secantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English secant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsecantA straight line that intersects a curve at two or...
2Latinsecanscutting; cleaving, dividing; operating,...
3Latinsecōto cut, cut off
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →
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