Etymology of the English word secretariat
the English word
secretariatderived from the Old French word
secrétariatderived from the Medieval Latin word
secretariatusderived from the Latin word
secretarius (secretary)
derived 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-derived from the Latin word
secretum (secret, mystic rite, haunt)
derived from the Latin word
secernere (separate)
derived from the French word
secretariatderived from the Medieval Latin word
secretariatusderived from the Latin word
secretarius (secretary)
derived 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-derived from the Latin word
secretum (secret, mystic rite, haunt)
derived from the Latin word
secernere (separate)
Date
The earliest known usage of secretariat in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
subsecretariat,
undersecretariatUsage
Word found in Modern English
