trisect
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
trisect
to cut or divide into three usually equal parts
分成三部份, 分成三截, 三等分
Dissection of trisect
trisect = tri- (three) + sect (cut);
trisect = to cut or divide into three parts
Important roots for this word:
tri-
sect
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy