Where does “seicont” come from?
seicont (Scots) comes from Middle English secunde, from Old French second, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
seicont (Scots): second; the storey of a building immediately...
Definitions
- second; the storey of a building immediately...
Ancestry of “seicont”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | secunde | Second; following the first in a order or array;... |
| 2 | Old French | second | second |
| 3 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 4 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |