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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	seconde	—
2	Medieval Latin	secunda	inflection of secundus: ## feminine...
3	Latin	secunda pars minuta	second diminished part

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