Where does “nonsecretor” come from?
nonsecretor (English) comes from English secretor, from English secrete, from English Secret, from Middle English secrette, from Old French secret, from Latin sēcrētus, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω — to drive.
nonsecretor (English): That which is not a secretor
Definitions
- That which is not a secretor
Ancestry of “nonsecretor”, step by step
nonsecretor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English secretor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | secretor | A person who or animal that secretes; A person... |
| 2 | English | secrete | separated; To extract a substance from blood,... |
| 3 | English | Secret | A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden |
| 4 | Middle English | secrette | — |
| 5 | Old French | secret | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |