Where does “secretos” come from?

secretos (Romanian) comes from Romanian secret, from French secret, from Middle French secret, from Old French secret, from Latin sēcrētus, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō — to drive.

secretos (Romanian): secretive

Definitions

  1. secretive

Ancestry of “secretos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansecretsecret; secret, hidden
2Frenchsecretsecret
3Middle Frenchsecretsecret
4Old Frenchsecret
5Latinsēcrētusput apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated
6Ancient Greekἀγωγόςleading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to
7Ancient Greekἄγωto lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with
8Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ágō
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