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Where does “secans” come from?

secans (Latin) comes from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

secans (Latin): cutting; cleaving, dividing; operating,...

Definitions

  1. cutting; cleaving, dividing; operating,...

Ancestry of “secans”, step by step

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

Words derived from “secans”

  • secant
  • arcsec
  • cosecant
  • milliarcsec
  • secancy
  • microarcsec
  • arcsecant
  • arccosecant
  • quadrisecant
  • bisecant
  • sécant
  • cosecant
  • secant
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