Etymograph

English

sectwise

From sect + -wise.

Formed from sect + -wise

Late Latin secta ‘a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,…’

Old French secte ‘a sect in philosophy or religion’

Middle English secte ‘a religion or religious organisation’

English sect

Today it means

adj In terms of sect.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / sectwise