Where does “sectus” come from?

sectus (Latin) comes from Latin secare, from Latin seco, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sectus (Latin): cut; divided; amputated

Definitions

  1. cut; divided; amputated

Ancestry of “sectus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecareinflection of secō: ## present active...
2LatinsecoI cut, cut off; I cleave, divide; I operate,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sectus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →