Where does “secondaire” come from?

secondaire (French) comes from Latin secundārius, 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.

secondaire (French): secondary

Definitions

  1. secondary

Ancestry of “secondaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecundāriussecond-class, second-rate, of inferior quality
2Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
3LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “secondaire

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-