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Where does “segon” come from?

segon (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan segon, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

segon (Catalan): second; second; SI unit of time; second; a short...

Definitions

  1. second; second; SI unit of time; second; a short...

Ancestry of “segon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalansegon—
2Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
3LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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