Where does “секретарша” come from?
секретарша (Russian) comes from Russian секрета́рь, from Polish sekretarz, from French secrétaire, from Medieval Latin secretarius, from Latin sēcrētus, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō — to drive.
секретарша (Russian): secretary; the wife of a secretary
Definitions
- secretary; the wife of a secretary
Ancestry of “секретарша”, step by step
| 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 |