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Where does “segont” come from?

segont (Old French) 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.

Ancestry of “segont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
2LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
3Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
4Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “segont”

  • second
  • seconder
  • seconde d'angle
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