Where does “secundicerius” come from?
secundicerius (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.
secundicerius (Latin): second-rank official, below a prīmicērius
Definitions
- second-rank official, below a prīmicērius
Ancestry of “secundicerius”, step by step
secundicerius 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 cēra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cēra | wax, beeswax, honeycomb |