English → Latin
“intersect” in Latin
secōto cut, cut off; to cleave, divide; to operate, amputate, perform surgerypersecōto dissect, cut up, exciseintersecōto cut apart, separate, divide; to intersectdecussōto divide crosswise; to decussate
The English word intersect itself goes back to Latin inter, through intersecare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intersect
secare (PROP. and figuratively): persecare: intersecare (PROP.). To iintersect anything in the middle, medium secare; cross-wise, decussare (e.g., a line).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intersect?
- The usual Latin words for “intersect” are secō, persecō, intersecō; also decussō. 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.