Etymology

intersect

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Today it means: To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts. Full definition →

Latin intersecare
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intersect · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromintersecare“to cut between, cut off”
  2. English todayintersect

From Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).

intersect · adjective2

From inter- + sect.

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