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Where does “sekretarski” come from?

sekretarski (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sekrètār, 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.

sekretarski (Serbo-Croatian): secretarial; secretarially

Definitions

  1. secretarial; secretarially

Ancestry of “sekretarski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansekrètār—
2Frenchsecrétairesecretary; writing desk, secretaire
3Medieval Latinsecretariusone entrusted with secrets; secretary; a privy...
4Latinsēcrētus—
5Ancient Greekἀγωγόςleading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to
6Ancient GreekἄγωTo lead, fetch, bring along , take with; To carry...
7Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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