Where does “segmental” come from?
Segmental comes from English segment, derived from Latin secare and seco meaning "to cut," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-.
segmental (English): of, relating to, or constructed from segments
Definitions
- of, relating to, or constructed from segments
Ancestry of “segmental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
Words derived from “segmental”
- suprasegmental
- intersegmental
- segmentally
- multisegmental
- monosegmental
- nonsegmental
- intrasegmental
- bisegmental
- segmentalization
- suprasegmentally
- segmentalize
- extrasegmental
- heterosegmental
- asegmental
- homosegmental
- midsegmental
- myosegmental
- plurisegmental
- polysegmental
- transsegmental
- unisegmental
- suprasegmental
- monosegmentally
- extrasegmentally