Where does “secundārius” come from?

secundārius (Latin) comes 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.

secundārius (Latin): second-class, second-rate, of inferior quality

Definitions

second-class, second-rate, of inferior quality

Ancestry of “secundārius”, step by step

secundārius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin secundus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	secundus	second, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
2	Latin	sequor	I follow, come or go after
3	Proto-Italic	sekʷōr	follow, come/go after
4	Proto-Indo-European	sékʷetor	to be following
5	Proto-Indo-European	sekʷ-	to follow; to see; to say

via Latin Arīus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Arīus	The main river of Aria, now the Hari (Afghanistan)
2	Ancient Greek	Ἄρειος	devoted to Ares; pertaining to Ares
3	Ancient Greek	Ἄρης	Ares; the planet Mars; {{l\|en\|Ares}}
4	Ancient Greek	ἀρή	bane, ruin

Words derived from “secundārius”

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