Etymology of the English word secrecy
the English word
secrecyderived from the English word
secretderived from the Old French word
secretderived from the Latin word
secretus (separate, apart; private)
derived from the Latin word
secernere (separate)
derived from the Greek word
agogos, ἀγωγός
derived from the Greek word
agein, ἄγω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-Usage
Word found in Modern English