Etymology of the English word section
the English word
sectionderived from the Old French word
secciounderived from the Latin word
sectio (cutting, severing; mowing)
derived from the Latin word
sectusderived from the Latin word
secare (to cut; cut, sever; decide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-Date
The earliest known usage of section in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
midsection,
subsection,
vivisection,
sectional,
venisectionCognates
Dutch
sectie, French
section, French
sectioner, German
Sektion, Lithuanian
sekcija, Norwegian
seksjon, Polish
sekcja, Russian
ceкция, Spanish
sección, Swedish
sektionUsage
Word found in Modern English
