Where does “segregar” come from?

segregar (Spanish) comes from Latin sēgregō, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

segregar (Spanish): to segregate; to secrete

Definitions

  1. to segregate; to secrete

Ancestry of “segregar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēgregōto separate, divide
2Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
3Latinsexsix; 6
4Proto-Italicsekssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “segregar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →