Where does “secretaryship” come from?
Secretaryship is an English noun formed from secretary and the suffix -ship, where secretary derives from Latin secretarius, an agent noun from secerno meaning to set apart or distinguish.
secretaryship (English): A person's term in office with a title including...
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- A person's term in office with a title including...
Ancestry of “secretaryship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | secretary | Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant; A... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | secretarius | one entrusted with secrets; secretary; a privy... |
| 3 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |