English
secancy
From secant + -cy.
Formed from secant + -cy
Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’
Proto-Italic *sekaō ‘to cut’
Latin secō ‘to cut’
Latin secāns ‘cutting’
English secant
Today it means
noun cutting; intersection
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / secancy