Where does “segregation” come from?

Segregation comes from Latin segregatio, derived from Latin segrego (to separate from the flock), combining Latin se- (apart) and Latin grex (flock), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ger- and swoyos related to swé (self).

segregation (English): The setting apart or separation of things or...

Definitions

  1. The setting apart or separation of things or...

Ancestry of “segregation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsegregatio
2Latinsēgregōto separate, divide
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “segregation

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs