Where does “sectile” come from?

sectile (English) comes from Latin sectilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sectile (English): Capable of being cut; Having the appearance of...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being cut; Having the appearance of...

Ancestry of “sectile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsectilisdivided; that may be cut into layers
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis
4Proto-Indo-European-elis
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “sectile

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin sectilis
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