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Where does “secundus” come from?

secundus (Latin) comes from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

secundus (Latin): second, the ordinal number after prīmus and...

Definitions

  1. second, the ordinal number after prīmus and...

Ancestry of “secundus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
2Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
3Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “secundus”

  • second
  • secondary
  • secondly
  • postsecondary
  • secondarily
  • millisecond
  • femtosecond
  • microsecond
  • secundo
  • secondment
  • arcsec
  • picosecond
  • seconder
  • attosecond
  • subsecond
  • arcsecond
  • secondness
  • subpicosecond
  • secondariness
  • secund
  • secondborn
  • submillisecond
  • secondee
  • milliarcsec
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