Etymograph

English

self-segment

From self- + segment.

Formed from self- + segment

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

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

verb To choose a product or service on the basis of factors such as quality and price, rather than because of targeted marketing.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “self-segment”. 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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