Where does “госсекретарь” come from?
госсекретарь (Russian) comes from Russian госуда́рственный, from Russian госуда́рство, from Russian госуда́рь, from Old East Slavic государь, from Old East Slavic господарь, from Proto-Slavic gospodarь, from Proto-Slavic gospodь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastipatis — to drink.
госсекретарь (Russian): Secretary of State
Definitions
- Secretary of State
Ancestry of “госсекретарь”, step by step
госсекретарь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian госуда́рственный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | госуда́рственный | state |
| 2 | Russian | госуда́рство | State |
| 3 | Russian | госуда́рь | sire; sovereign |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | государь | — |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | господарь | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | gospodarь | master, lord, sovereign, archon |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | gospodь | lord; master |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gastipatis | lord, master |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstipotis | lord, master |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Russian секрета́рь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | секрета́рь | secretary |
| 2 | Polish | sekretarz | secretary; secretary bird |
| 3 | French | secrétaire | secretary; writing desk, secretaire |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | secretarius | one entrusted with secrets; secretary; a privy... |
| 5 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |