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Where does “secundinae” come from?

secundinae (Late Latin) comes from Latin secundae, 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.

secundinae (Late Latin): afterbirth

Definitions

  1. afterbirth

Ancestry of “secundinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecundaenominative feminine plural of secundus; genitive...
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 “secundinae”

  • secundine
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