English
hemisect
Hemisect comes from Latin secō ‘to cut’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sek-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sek-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sekaō‘to cut’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsecōas secare‘to cut’
- Englishtodayhemisect
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sek-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sekaō‘to cut’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsecōas secare‘to cut’
- Englishtodayhemisect
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’
saw, design, sign, ship, seal, sack, scarlet, sawyer, sax, shingle, sich, scythe, sigil, desiccation, sedge, sain, desiccant, 58 more
through Proto-Italic *sekaō ‘to cut’
sexuality, homosexual, dissection, 17 more
through Latin secō ‘to cut’
sex, risk, sexual, section, segment, insect, sickle, het, brassica, dissect, seg, 20 more
Today it means
verb To divide along the mesial plane or median plane.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sek- / hemisect