Where does “Schreibsekretär” come from?
Schreibsekretär (German) comes from German Sekretär, from French secrétaire, from Medieval Latin secretarius, from Latin sēcrētus, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
Schreibsekretär (German): bureau, secretary
Definitions
- bureau, secretary
Ancestry of “Schreibsekretär”, step by step
Schreibsekretär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sekretär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sekretär | secretary; bureau, secretary |
| 2 | French | secrétaire | secretary; writing desk, secretaire |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | secretarius | one entrusted with secrets; secretary; a privy... |
| 4 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via German schreiben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schreiben | to write, write out; to spell, spell out; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrīben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scrīban | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skrīban | to write |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 6 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |