Where does “seconde” come from?
seconde (French) comes from Latin secunda, 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.
seconde (French): feminine singular of second; second
Definitions
- feminine singular of second; second
Ancestry of “seconde”, step by step
seconde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin secunda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | secunda | inflection of secundus: ## feminine... |
| 2 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 3 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Medieval Latin secunda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | secunda | inflection of secundus: ## feminine... |
| 2 | Latin | secunda pars minuta | second diminished part |