Where does “segundo” come from?

segundo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese segundo, 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.

segundo (Galician): second; a brief period of time; second of arc

Definitions

  1. second; a brief period of time; second of arc

Ancestry of “segundo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesegundo—
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 “segundo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →