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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

  1. of, relating to, or constructed from segments

Ancestry of “segmental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ál—
2EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
3GermanAldehydaldehyde
4Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “segmental”

  • suprasegmental
  • intersegmental
  • segmentally
  • multisegmental
  • monosegmental
  • nonsegmental
  • intrasegmental
  • bisegmental
  • segmentalization
  • suprasegmentally
  • segmentalize
  • monosegmentally
  • suprasegmental
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