Where does “sécant” come from?
sécant (French) comes from Latin secans, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
sécant (French): intersecting
Ancestry of “sécant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | secans | cutting; cleaving, dividing; operating,... |
| 2 | Latin | secō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |