Where does “Sue” come from?
Sue (English) comes from Middle English seuen, from Anglo-Norman suer, from Old French sivre, from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
Sue (English): A Mary Sue
Ancestry of “Sue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | seuen | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | suer | nominative singular of seror; to dry |
| 3 | Old French | sivre | to follow |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sequere | to follow; second-person singular future active... |
| 5 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |