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Where does “secare” come from?

secare (Italian) comes from Latin secāre, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

secare (Italian): to cut, cut off, split; to cut through; to...

Definitions

  1. to cut, cut off, split; to cut through; to...

Ancestry of “secare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “secare”

  • trisecare
  • bisecare
  • bisecante
  • seca
  • insecabile
  • secabile
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