Where does “intersecans” come from?
intersecans (Latin) comes from Latin intersecare, from Latin secare, from Latin seco, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “intersecans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intersecare | second-person singular present passive... |
| 2 | Latin | secare | inflection of secō: ## present active... |
| 3 | Latin | seco | I cut, cut off; I cleave, divide; I operate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |