Where does “secateurs” come from?

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

secateurs (English): API pl; Small, handheld pruning shears

Definitions

  1. API pl; Small, handheld pruning shears

Ancestry of “secateurs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecōto cut, cut off
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secō →
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