Where does “2º” come from?

2º (Spanish) comes from Spanish Segundo, 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.

2º (Spanish): 2nd; abbreviation of segundo

Definitions

  1. 2nd; abbreviation of segundo

Ancestry of “2º”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSegundosecond
2Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
3LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →