English word sec comes from Proto-Germanic *wakōną, English eleven, Proto-Germanic *wakjaną ((transitive) to wake up, to awaken.), Proto-Germanic *wakjaną ((intransitive) to wake, to be awake.), Proto-Italic *sekʷonts, Old English (ca. 450-1100) wæċċe
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *wakōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| eleven | English (eng) | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. (Internet, slang, sarcastic) Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating n00bs who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.. (countable, US, slang) A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.. (cricket) A cricket team of eleven players. Hence [...] |
| *wakjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (transitive) to wake up, to awaken. |
| *wakjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (intransitive) to wake, to be awake. |
| *sekʷonts | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| wæċċe | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| wæccan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | To be awake. To keep watch. |
| *sekʷontinos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Following, second. |
| wacian | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | To be awake. To keep watch. |
| wakien | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | To watch, awake. |
| wæcce | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Watch. |
| wecchen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| wacchen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| secundus | Latin (lat) | (military) fortunate, lucky, victorious, successful (of battle--secundis proeliis). (nautical) favourable, fair (of weather, seas). Next, following. Second. Secondary. Subordinate (ordinal) second, the ordinal number after and before. |
| wacche | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| second | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | (ordinal) second. |
| watch | English (eng) | (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.. (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).. A particular time period when guarding is kept.. A person or group of people who guard.. A portable [...] |
| second | English (eng) | (with superlative) After the first; at the second rank.. After the first occurrence but before the third. Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.. Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two. [...] |
| sec | English (eng) | (colloquial) (A short indeterminate period of time.). (colloquial) Second, 1⁄60 of a minute. |