English
resectable
From resect + -able.
Formed from resect + -able
Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’
Proto-Italic *sekaō ‘to cut’
Latin secō ‘to cut’
Latin resecare ‘to cut off’
Latin resectus ‘curtailed, restrained’
English resect
Today it means
adj Suitable for resection
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “resectable”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / resectable