Where does “segment” come from?

Segment comes from Latin segmentum, derived from Latin secare and seco, both meaning "to cut," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-.

segment (English): A length of some object; One of the parts into...

Definitions

  1. A length of some object; One of the parts into...

Ancestry of “segment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsegmentuma cutting, cut; slice, piece; a segment, strip or...
2Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
3Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “segment”

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