Etymograph

English

secund

Secund comes from Latin secundus ‘following the course or current of wind or water’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *sekʷondo-.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sekʷondo-literally ‘that follows’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsecundus‘following the course or current of wind or water’
  3. Englishtodaysecund

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sekʷondo-literally ‘that follows’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsecundus‘following the course or current of wind or water’
  3. Englishtodaysecund

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *sekʷondo-

secondary, 4 more

through Latin secundus ‘following the course or current of wind or water’

second, 7 more

Today it means

adj Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk; unilateral.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *sekʷondo- / secund

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