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Where does “secundar” come from?

secundar (Portuguese) 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.

secundar (Portuguese): to second

Definitions

  1. to second

Ancestry of “secundar”, 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 “secundar”

  • secundo
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