Etymology of the Latin word secta
the Latin word
secta (faction, following; sect; faction, following; faction, following)
derived from the Late Latin word
sequi (to follow; follow; escort, attend; support, back, side with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekʷ-derived from the Latin word
sectusderived from the Latin word
secare (to cut; cut, sever; decide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-Derivations in Latin
sectarius,
sectatorDerivations in other languages
English
sect, French
secte, Italian
setta, Portuguese
seita, Spanish
sectaCognates
Dutch
sekte, English
sect, French
secte, German
Sekte, Italian
setta, Lithuanian
sekta, Norwegian
sekt, Portuguese
secta, Russian
ceктa, Spanish
secta, Swedish
sekt
