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- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*sekaō
- Latinsecō
- Latinsecāns
- English todaysecant
From Latin secāns, present participle of secō (“to cut”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
secant
Today it means: A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points. Full definition →
Latin secāns ← Proto-Italic *sekaō ← Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti