Where does “secund” come from?

secund (English) comes from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

secund (English): Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves...

Definitions

  1. Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves...

Ancestry of “secund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
2LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
3Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
4Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “secund”

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