Where does “milissegundo” come from?
milissegundo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese segundo, from Old Portuguese segundo, 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.
milissegundo (Portuguese): millisecond
Definitions
- millisecond
Ancestry of “milissegundo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | segundo | second; the second one; second; subsequent;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | segundo | — |
| 3 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 4 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |