Where does “subsecretar” come from?

subsecretar (Romanian) comes from Romanian secretar, from French secrétaire, from Medieval Latin secretarius, from Latin sēcrētus, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.

subsecretar (Romanian): undersecretary

Definitions

undersecretary

Ancestry of “subsecretar”, step by step

subsecretar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian secretar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	secretar	secretary
2	French	secrétaire	secretary; writing desk, secretaire
3	Medieval Latin	secretarius	one entrusted with secrets; secretary; a privy...
4	Latin	sēcrētus	put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated
5	Ancient Greek	ἀγωγός	leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to
6	Ancient Greek	ἄγω	to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with
7	Proto-Hellenic	ágō	to lead, to guide
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éǵeti	to be driving
9	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

via Romanian sub

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	sub	under, below, beneath, underneath
2	Latin	subtus	below, underneath, beneath
3	Latin	sub	under, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4	Proto-Italic	supo	under
5	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

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