Where does “セカント” come from?
セカント (Japanese) comes from English secant, from Latin secans, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
セカント (Japanese): secant
Ancestry of “セカント”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | secant | A straight line that intersects a curve at two or... |
| 2 | Latin | secans | cutting; cleaving, dividing; operating,... |
| 3 | Latin | secō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |