Where does “סעקרעטאַרשע” come from?
סעקרעטאַרשע (Yiddish) comes from Russian секретарша, from Russian секрета́рь, from Polish sekretarz, from French secrétaire, from Medieval Latin secretarius, from Latin sēcrētus, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω — to drive.
סעקרעטאַרשע (Yiddish): female secretary
Definitions
- female secretary
Ancestry of “סעקרעטאַרשע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | секретарша | secretary; the wife of a secretary |
| 2 | Russian | секрета́рь | secretary |
| 3 | Polish | sekretarz | secretary; secretary bird |
| 4 | French | secrétaire | secretary; writing desk, secretaire |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | secretarius | one entrusted with secrets; secretary; a privy... |
| 6 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |