Etymological root

*sek-

Proto-Indo-European

# *sek-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** sek

## Words From This Root
- saw - To cut something using a saw.
- sex - Whether a person or animal is male or female, based on their body and reproductive role.
- signal - A sound, gesture, or light used to give information, a warning, or an order.
- section - one of the parts that something is divided into
- signature - Your name written by yourself, used to show who you are or that you approve something.
- sector - a part of a country's economy or business activity
- insect - A small animal with six legs and a hard outer shell, and usually one or two pairs of wings, such as an ant, fly, or beetle.
- scarlet - Of a bright, vivid red colour.
- assign - To give someone a particular task or job to do.
- segment - one of the parts that something is divided into
- dissect - To cut open a body to study its internal parts.
- scythe - A tool with a long curved blade and a long handle, used for cutting grass or grain by hand.
- designate - To officially choose someone or something for a particular purpose or role.
- secant - a line cutting a curve; the reciprocal of the cosine in trigonometry

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Words from this root(14)

/sɑ/ To cut something using a saw. Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɛks/ Whether a person or animal is male or female, based on their body and reproductive role. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɪɡnəl/ A sound, gesture, or light used to give information, a warning, or an order. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɛkʃən/ one of the parts that something is divided into Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɪɡ.nə.t͡ʃɚ/ Your name written by yourself, used to show who you are or that you approve something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɛk.təɹ/ a part of a country's economy or business activity Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɪn.sɛkt/ A small animal with six legs and a hard outer shell, and usually one or two pairs of wings, such as an ant, fly, or beetle. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈskɑɹlɪt/ Of a bright, vivid red colour. Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈsaɪn/ To give someone a particular task or job to do. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɛɡmɛnt/ one of the parts that something is divided into Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪˈsɛkt/ To cut open a body to study its internal parts. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsaɪð/ A tool with a long curved blade and a long handle, used for cutting grass or grain by hand. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdez.ɪɡ.nət/ To officially choose someone or something for a particular purpose or role. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsikænt/ a line cutting a curve; the reciprocal of the cosine in trigonometry Meaning Off Sound Off

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