Where does “secrete” come from?

I need to analyze this chain carefully. The chain shows alternating forms: English secret → English secreted → English secret → English secreted, etc. However, this appears to be corrupted or circular data—it's just bouncing between "secret" and "secreted" without providing actual etymological sources in earlier languages (like Latin, French, etc.). The instruction says "State only what the chain supports. Do not invent dates, cognates, or intermediate steps." Since the chain provided doesn't actually trace back to any language origin beyond English, and the known meaning is listed as "(unknown)", I cannot honestly write an etymology sentence that claims to show linguistic derivation. The most accurate response given these constraints: The provided chain does not contain sufficient etymological information to write an accurate origin summary, as it lacks source languages and does not progress beyond English forms. However, if I must provide a sentence using only what's stated: Sec

secrete (English): separated; To extract a substance from blood,...

Definitions

  1. separated; To extract a substance from blood,...

Ancestry of “secrete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSecretA piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden
2Middle Englishsecrette
3Old Frenchsecret
4Latinsēcrētusput apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated
5Ancient Greekἀγωγόςleading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to
6Ancient Greekἄγωto lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with
7Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “secrete

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ágō