Where does “sekunde” come from?
sekunde (Latvian) comes from Medieval Latin secunda, from Latin secunda pars minuta — second diminished part.
sekunde (Latvian): second; second of arc
Ancestry of “sekunde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | secunda | inflection of secundus:
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| 2 | Latin | secunda pars minuta | second diminished part |