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
- secretary
Ancestry of “секрета́рь”, step by step
секрета́рь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish sekretarz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | sekretarz | secretary; secretary bird |
| 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 |