Where does “secretariat” come from?
Secretariat comes from French secrétariat, from Medieval Latin secretariatus, from Latin secretarius meaning "officer entrusted with secrets," derived from secerno meaning "to sift or separate."
secretariat (English): The office or department of a government...
Definitions
- The office or department of a government...
Ancestry of “secretariat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | secrétariat | secretariat; office; secretarial work |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | secretariatus | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēcrētārius | a privy councillor |
| 4 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |