Etymology of the English word secretory
the English word
secretoryderived from the English word
secretionderived from the Old French word
sécrétionderived from the Medieval Latin word
secretio (a separation)
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-using the English suffix
-oryUsage
Word found in Modern English
