Where does “circumsecondary” come from?

circumsecondary (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.

circumsecondary (English): That surrounds the secondary star of a binary...

Definitions

  1. That surrounds the secondary star of a binary...

Ancestry of “circumsecondary”, step by step

circumsecondary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English secondary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsecondaryNext in order to the first or primary; of second...
2Middle EnglishsecundarieSecondary; lesser in import, meaning or...
3Latinsecundāriussecond-class, second-rate, of inferior quality
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

via English circum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcircum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr