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Where does “sezieren” come from?

sezieren (German) comes from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sezieren (German): to dissect

Definitions

  1. to dissect

Ancestry of “sezieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sezieren”

  • secirati
  • сецирати
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