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intersect
[intersect 词源字典]
intersect:
see
section
[intersect etymology, intersect origin, 英语词源]
intersect (v.)
1610s, back-formation from
intersection
, or else from Latin
intersectus
, past participle of
intersecare
"intersect, cut asunder," from
inter-
"between" (see
inter-
) +
secare
"to cut" (see
section
(n.)). Related:
Intersected
;
intersecting
.
intersect (n.)
1650s, from Latin
intersectum
(see
intersect
(v.)).