Latin

secō

‘to cut, to cut off’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin secō.

32 English words in this record descend from Latin secō, most familiar first.

• sex ← sexe ← sexe ← sexus ← secāre
• risk ← risque ← risque ← rischiare ← rischio
• section ← seccioun ← sectiō ← sectus
• sexual ← sexuālis ← sexus ← secāre
• segment ← segmentum
• sexuality ← sexuālitās ← sexuālis ← sexus ← secāre
• insect ← insecte ← īnsectum ← īnsectus ← īnsecō
• homosexual ← sexual ← sexuālis ← sexus ← secāre
• sickle ← sikel ← sicol ← *sikilu ← sēcula
• het ← heterosexual ← sexuālis ← sexus ← secāre
• dissection ← dissectio ← dissecō
• dissect ← dissectus ← dissecare

More words from secō

• seg
• brassica
• secant
• resect
• sectio
• brassinolide
• brassinazole
• brassinin
• circumsect
• desecate
• extispicy
• extispicious
• exsection
• exsect
• extispex
• hemisect
• multisect
• secosteroid
• secability
• sicilicus

Etymograph / Latin secō