Where does “segrestar” come from?

segrestar (Catalan) comes from Latin sequestrāre, from Latin sequester, from Latin sequī, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

segrestar (Catalan): to kidnap; to hijack

Definitions

  1. to kidnap; to hijack

Ancestry of “segrestar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsequestrāre—
2Latinsequestermediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,...
3Latinsequī—
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “segrestar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →