Etymology

sectored

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Today it means: Divided into sectors. Full definition →

English sector ← Latin sector ← Proto-Italic *sekaō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  4. Latinsecō
  5. Latinsector
  6. Englishsector
  7. English todaysectored

From sector + -ed.

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