separate

/ˈsepəˌeɪt/SEH-pur-ayt

/ˈsɛpɚˌeɪt/SEH-pur-ayt

Meaningto set apart

Common meaning: to set apart

Other meanings: distinct

seapart, aside
parto make readyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1304 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

‘apart, aside’ + ‘to make ready’ → separate

Journey through time

Latinparō, parāvī‘to make ready’
Englishseparate‘to set apart’ · today

se- also in: secret secure select selector segregate

par also in: repair prepare apparatus

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin parō ‘to make ready’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry parō, p. 1304 · dictionary scan

Roots

parō, parāvī Latin “to make ready”

Related words

apparatus prepare repair

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