second

second

“la Seconde Guerre mondiale” — Second World War

Related: dans un second temps, de second ordre, de seconde main, de seconde zone, état second, second degré, second souffle, second violon, Seconde Guerre mondiale, seconde nature

Inherited from Old French secunt, second, segont, borrowed as a semi-learned term from Latin secundus (“second”); related to sequi (“follow”). Doublet of son (“bran”), which was inherited.

assistant, first mate

“Je m'attachai aux pas de miss Harriet et lui servis de second dans le classement du linge.” — I followed Miss Harriet and assisted her in sorting the linen.

Related: seconder

Inherited from Old French secunt, second, segont, borrowed as a semi-learned term from Latin secundus (“second”); related to sequi (“follow”). Doublet of son (“bran”), which was inherited.