Where does “sectio” come from?
sectio (Latin) comes from Latin sectus, from Latin secare, from Latin seco, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
sectio (Latin): cutting off or up; mowing; surgery
Definitions
- cutting off or up; mowing; surgery
Ancestry of “sectio”, step by step
sectio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sectus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sectus | cut; divided; amputated |
| 2 | Latin | secare | inflection of secō:
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| 3 | Latin | seco | I cut, cut off; I cleave, divide; I operate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Latin secō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | secō | to cut, cut off |
| 2 | Indo-European | *sek- | — |
Words derived from “sectio”