Where does “секрета́рь” come from?

секрета́рь (Russian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.

секрета́рь (Russian): secretary

Definitions

  1. secretary

Ancestry of “секрета́рь”, step by step

секрета́рь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish sekretarz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsekretarzsecretary; secretary bird
2Frenchsecrétairesecretary; writing desk, secretaire
3Medieval Latinsecretariusone entrusted with secrets; secretary; a privy...
4Latinsēcrētusput apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated
5Ancient Greekἀγωγόςleading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to
6Ancient Greekἄγωto lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with
7Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Latin sēcrētārius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēcrētāriusa privy councillor
2Latinsēcernōto put apart, sunder, sever, separate, divide
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “секрета́рь

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ágō