Where does “sekund” come from?

sekund (Faroese) comes from Old French seconde, from Medieval Latin secunda, from Latin secunda pars minuta — second diminished part.

sekund (Faroese): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “sekund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchseconde—
2Medieval Latinsecundainflection of secundus: ## feminine...
3Latinsecunda pars minutasecond diminished part
Every word from Latin secunda pars minuta →Every word from Medieval Latin secunda →Every word from Old French seconde →