Where does “trisecare” come from?
trisecare (Italian) comes from Italian secare, from Latin secāre, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
trisecare (Italian): to trisect
Ancestry of “trisecare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | secare | to cut, cut off, split; to cut through; to... |
| 2 | Latin | secāre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |