Where does “second-hander” come from?
second-hander (English) comes from English second-hand, from English secondhand, from English second, from Middle French seconder, from Latin secundo, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.
second-hander (English): A person who is primarily concerned with being...
Definitions
- A person who is primarily concerned with being...
Ancestry of “second-hander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | second-hand | Alternative spelling of secondhand |
| 2 | English | secondhand | Not new; previously owned and used by another;... |
| 3 | English | second | Number-two; following after the first one with... |
| 4 | Middle French | seconder | — |
| 5 | Latin | secundo | dative masculine singular of secundus; dative... |
| 6 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |