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Where does “sectio” come from?

sectio (Latin) comes from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

sectio (Latin): cutting off or up; mowing; surgery

Definitions

  1. cutting off or up; mowing; surgery

Ancestry of “sectio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tiō—
2Latindissertātiō—
3Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
4Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “sectio”

  • section
  • subsection
  • sectional
  • midsection
  • sectionalism
  • sectionally
  • hemisection
  • multisection
  • sectionalization
  • cryosection
  • sectionalist
  • multisectional
  • sectionality
  • upsection
  • sectionary
  • undersection
  • sectionalize
  • cryosectioned
  • bisectional
  • nonsectional
  • subsubsection
  • ecosection
  • multisectioned
  • sectionable
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