Where does “secernent” come from?

secernent (English) comes from Latin secernens, from Latin sēcernō, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

secernent (English): That which promotes secretion; A vessel in, or by...

Definitions

  1. That which promotes secretion; A vessel in, or by...

Ancestry of “secernent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecernenssevering
2Latinsēcernōto put apart, sunder, sever, separate, divide
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →