Etymology

secretarial

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Today it means: Pertaining to a secretary. Full definition →

Medieval Latin sēcrētārius ← Latin -ālis
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  1. Latin · derived from-ālis
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromsēcrētārius
  3. English todaysecretarial

From a Latin-type formation *sēcrētāriālis, from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius + Latin -ālis. By surface analysis, secretary + -al.

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