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Where does “Seconal” come from?

Seconal (English) comes from English secondary, from Middle English secundarie, from Latin secundārius, 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.

Seconal (English): A barbiturate drug used as a sedative and...

Definitions

  1. A barbiturate drug used as a sedative and...

Ancestry of “Seconal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsecondaryNext in order to the first or primary; of second...
2Middle EnglishsecundarieSecondary; lesser in import, meaning or...
3Latinsecundārius—
4Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
5LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
6Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
7Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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