Etymograph

English

sectionman

From section + man.

Formed from section + man

Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’

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Latin sectus ‘cut’

Latin sectiō ‘cutting’

Old French section

Middle English seccioun

English section

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Today it means

noun A railroad worker who maintains and patrols the track.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sectionman”. 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.

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