Etymology of the English word secondhand
the English word
secondhandderived from the English word
secondderived from the Old French word
secondderived from the Latin word
secundus (favorable, fair; next, following; second)
derived from the Late Latin word
sequi (to follow; follow; escort, attend; support, back, side with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekʷ-derived from the English word
handderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khanduzUsage
Word found in Modern English
