An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

To separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate.

Etymology (EN): From M.E. segregat, from L. segregatus, p.p. of segregare “separate from the flock, isolate, divide,” from se- “apart from” + greg-, ablative of grex, gregis “herd, flock, crowd,” cf. Gk. gergera “swarm, flock;” maybe related to Old Khotanese -gris- in hamgris- “to assemble.”

Etymology (PE): Savâyidan, from savâ “separate, apart;” probably related to
Mid.Pers. s’w- “to crush,” sây- “to rub, wear, tear;” cf. Kurd. (Hawramân) sawa, Roshani sêw-/sêwt, Bartangi siw-/siwd, Yazghulani saw-/sed, Bajui sâw-/sâwd “to rub, smear, grind”
(Cheung 2007); Mod.Pers. sây-/sudan “to rub, wear, tear, grind, dissolve;” cf. Skt. śā- “to sharpen, whet.”