segmental

adjective

having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters

divided or organized into speech segments or isolable speech sounds

Roots

segmentumsegment- · Latin · a cut piece alis-al · Latin · relating to

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The word segmental breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: segment, from Latin segmentum (“a cut piece”); and -al, from Latin alis (“relating to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.