English → Latin
“dissect” in Latin
secōto cut, cut off; to cleave, divide; to operate, amputate, perform surgeryscindōto cut, tear; to rend or break asunder; carve; split, divide or separate by force; to tear off one's travelling cloak; uincidōto fall or drop; to fall upon, meet, come upon (by chance), happen on, fall in with; to fall upon, attack, assault
The English word dissect itself goes back to Latin secō, through dissectus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dissect
Cut up; generally, secare: scindere (e.g., a whole beast). [Vid. CARVE, DISJOINT.]
Anatomically, incidere (e.g., corpus mortui): to dissect a corpse, rescindere artus cadaveris (Sen.); incidere corpus mortui, ejusque viscera et intestina scrutari (Cels.): insecare aperireque humana corpora (Gell.).
Dissect a subject, question, etc., (= analyze it), rem, quae proposita est, quasi in membra discerpere (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dissect?
- The usual Latin words for “dissect” are secō, scindō, incidō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.