The Latin root is "sec-" or "sect-", meaning "to cut" or "to divide". The word "section" is formed by adding the suffix "-ion" to the root, indicating an action or process.
Here are some other words derived from the same root:
* Secant
* Dissect
* Insect
* Intersect
* Section
* Sector
* Sectional
* Dissected
* Secretion