Old French word secunt comes from Latin sequor ((with accusative) I follow, come or go after.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| sequor | Latin (lat) | (with accusative) I follow, come or go after. |
| *sekʷōr | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Follow, come/go after. |
| *sékʷetor | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be following. |
| *sekʷ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to follow , to say, to accompany, to follow, to see, notice, to follow, accompany, to see |
| *sekʷonts | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *sekʷontinos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Following, second. |
| secundus | Latin (lat) | (ordinal) second, the ordinal number after and before (military) fortunate, lucky, victorious, successful (of battle--secundis proeliis). (nautical) favourable, fair (of weather, seas). Next, following. Second. Secondary. Subordinate. |
| segont | Old French (fro) |