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sect- root words — words with the sect- root

The root sect- comes from Latin seco, meaning cut. 44 words in Dendril are built from it, including section, sections, insect, insects, intersection, intersections, sector, segment, segments, bisect, bisected, bisecting. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the sect- root

Explore words with sect- — words containing the sect- root and sharing its sense of "cut". Examples include section, sections, insect, insects, intersection, intersections, sector, segment, segments, bisect, bisected, bisecting. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The sect- root means cut, from Latin seco. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.