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Where does “según” come from?

según (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish segund, 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.

según (Spanish): according to; as, just as, the same way;...

Definitions

  1. according to; as, just as, the same way;...

Ancestry of “según”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsegund—
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

Words derived from “según”

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