'intersect' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'intersectus,' where 'inter-' meant 'between' and 'secare' meant 'to cut.'

'intersectus' transformed into the French word 'intersecter,' and eventually became the modern English word 'intersect' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to cut between,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to cross or pass through each other.'