Where does “segregare” come from?

segregare (Italian) comes from Latin sēgregō, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

segregare (Italian): To segregate or isolate

Definitions

  1. To segregate or isolate

Ancestry of “segregare”, step by step

segregare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sēgregō

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

via French ségréger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchségrégerto segregate

Words derived from “segregare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →