Where does “sekondari” come from?
sekondari (Swahili) comes from English secondary, from Middle English secundarie, from Latin secundārius, 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.
sekondari (Swahili): secondary school
Definitions
- secondary school
Ancestry of “sekondari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | secondary | Next in order to the first or primary; of second... |
| 2 | Middle English | secundarie | Secondary; lesser in import, meaning or... |
| 3 | Latin | secundārius | second-class, second-rate, of inferior quality |
| 4 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 5 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |