Proto-Indo-European
*sek-
‘to cut’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *sek-.
90 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *sek-, most familiar first.
- saw ← sawe ← saga ← *sagu ← *sagō
- sex ← sexe ← sexe ← sexus ← secāre
- design ← designen ← designer ← designō ← signō
- sign ← signe ← seġn ← signum ← *segnom
- risk ← risque ← risque ← rischiare ← rischio
- section ← seccioun ← sectiō ← sectus ← secō
- significant ← significans ← signum ← *segnom
- ship ← chip ← sċip ← *skip ← *skipą
- sexual ← sexuālis ← sexus ← secāre ← secō
- signal ← segnal ← signālis ← signum ← *segnom
- seal ← sel ← seel ← sigillum ← signum
- segment ← segmentum ← secō ← *sekaō
More words from *sek-
- significance
- resign
- sexuality
- sack
- designation
- insect
- homosexual
- assign
- scarlet
- sawyer
- sealing
- ensign
- signify
- insignia
- sax
- sickle
- het
- dissection
- shingle
- dissect
- scythe
- sich
- signet
- consign
- seg
- sedge
- sigil
- brassica
- desiccation
- sain
- signification
- assignation
- desiccant
- secant
- signum
- escudo
- resaca
- resect
- sassenach
- zax
- segno
- desiccate
- sectio
- sigillum
- cecina
- brassinolide
- brassinazole
- brassinin
- circumsect
- designable
- desecate
- exsiccate
- extispicy
- extispicious
- exsiccation
- exsection
- exsect
- extispex
- hemisect
- multisect
- obsignate
- obsign
- scye
- secosteroid
- segnity
- secability
- sigillography
- siccity
- signator
- sicilicus
- signate
- significavit
- siccate
- siccation
- significancy
- signifiance
- siccimeter
- skean
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sek-