Etymology of the English word secret
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-Date
The earliest known usage of secret in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
secrecyCognates
Dutch
secreet, Dutch
secretaris, English
secretary, French
secrétaire, French
secret, French
sécretaire, French
sécret, German
Sekret, German
Sekretär, Italian
segretario, Italian
segreto, Italian
secreto, Italian
secretario, Latin
secretum, Lithuanian
sekretorius, Lithuanian
sekretas, Norwegian
sekret, Norwegian
sekretär, Polish
sekretarz, Polish
sekret, Russian
ceкpeтapь, Russian
ceкpeт, Spanish
secreto, Swedish
sekret, Swedish
sekreterareUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
