English
segmentation
From segment + -ation.
A compound of segment + -ation
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
noun The act or an instance of dividing into segments.
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Etymograph / segmentation