secundare

Secundare is a term that appears chiefly in Latin and in Romance-language contexts as a verb meaning to follow, to assist, or to support. In Latin, the verb secundare (from the adjective secundus, “following” or “second”) appears in classical texts with senses including to aid, to comply with, or to follow someone’s lead.

In Italian, the modern verb is secondare, not secundare, and it means to back, to support, to assist, or to comply with a request or proposal, as in secondare una proposta or secondare una richiesta. The form “secundare” may appear only in older texts or as a spelling variant in some Romance-language writings; it is not standard in contemporary Italian.

In English-language usage, “secundare” is rare and usually encountered in linguistic or historical discussions of Latin or Romance verbs, often appearing as an archaic or learned form. The more common English equivalents are “to follow,” “to assist,” “to support,” or the parliamentary sense “to second a motion.”

Related terms include secundus (Latin for “following” or “second”), second, and secondary. The concept of “to second” a motion originates in parliamentary procedure, where a member must support another member’s proposal as a prerequisite for its consideration.