| 【second】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "secundus," "secunda," and "secundare." It carries the basic meaning of "second." from PIE *sekw- "⑴to follow; ⑶to say, utter" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "second"]
second ****[881] The second item in a series is the one that you count as number two.
secondary ***[2672] If you describe something as secondary, you mean that it is less important than something else.
secondly **[3736] You say secondly when you want to make a second point or give a second reason for something.
[WORD ROOT]root second
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] second
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) secundus, secunda, secundare
[MEANING]root second
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 secundus following, second
- 【Latin】 secunda
- 【Latin】 secundare to assist, make favorable
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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second ★★★★[881] adjective from second
【DEFINITION】 ① The second item in a series is the one that you count as number two.
② Second is used before superlative adjectives to indicate that there is only one thing better or larger than the thing you are referring to.
【ROOTs】 second; second
【Etymology】 《Latin secundus》 following, second
【First Known Meaning】 next in order after the first; an ordinal numeral; being one of two equal parts into which a whole is regarded as divided
【DERIVATIVEs】 secondarily, secondariness, secondary, secondly, second
secondary ★★★[2672] adjective from second
【DEFINITION】 If you describe something as secondary, you mean that it is less important than something else.
【SYNONYM】 subordinate
【COMPOSITION】 second + ary
【ROOTs】 ⑴ second; second ⑵ ary; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin secundus》 following, second
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining to the second class, inferior
【DERIVATIVEs】 secondarily, secondariness, secondary, secondly, second
secondly ★★[3736] adverb from second
【DEFINITION】 You say secondly when you want to make a second point or give a second reason for something.
【SYNONYM】 second
【ROOTs】 ⑴ second; second ⑵ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin secundus》 following, second
【DERIVATIVEs】 secondary, secondly, second
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
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scrib
scop-, scept-, skept-
sci
scend-, scand-
sati
salv
sali-, -sili-, salt-, sult-
sal
sad
