myEtymology.com: French etymology of secret

1. Etymology of the French word secret

the Old French word secret

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-

English secret, Romanian secret

Dutch secreet, Dutch secretaris, English secret, English secretary, French secrétaire, 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 sekreterare

Word found in Old French

derived from the French word secret

Word found in Old French