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Where does “segundo” come from?

segundo (Portuguese) comes 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.

segundo (Portuguese): second; the second one; second; subsequent;...

Definitions

  1. second; the second one; second; subsequent;...

Ancestry of “segundo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesegundo—
2Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
3LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “segundo”

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