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Where does “sectans” come from?

sectans (Latin) comes from Latin sector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

sectans (Latin): attending, accompanying; pursuing, chasing

Definitions

  1. attending, accompanying; pursuing, chasing

Ancestry of “sectans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsectorOne who cuts or cuts off, cutter; A purchaser or...
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōr—
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →