English
segmental
From segment + -al.
A compound of segment + -al
Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’
Proto-Italic *sekaō ‘to cut’
Latin secō ‘to cut’
Latin segmentum ‘a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the…’
English segment
Today it means
adj of, relating to, or constructed from segments
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Etymograph / segmental