intersect
/ˌɪntəˈsekt/in-tur-SEKT
/ˌɪntɚˈsɛkt/in-tur-SEKT
Meaningto cut between
Common meaning: to cross each other
- interbetween, among
- sectto cutLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1653 · scan
‘between, among’ + ‘to cut’ → intersect
Journey through time
- Latinsecō, secuī, sectum‘to cut’
- Englishintersect‘to cross each other’ · today
inter- also in: interactinterfaceinterveneintercostalinterrogate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin secō ‘to cut’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry secō, p. 1653 · dictionary scan
Roots
- secō, secuī, sectum Latin “to cut”
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