Where does “biosequestration” come from?
biosequestration (English) comes from English sequestration, from Middle French sequestration, from Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō, from Latin sequester, from Latin sequī, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor — to follow; to see; to say.
biosequestration (English): storage and removal of carbon from the atmosphere...
Definitions
- storage and removal of carbon from the atmosphere...
Ancestry of “biosequestration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sequestration | The process or act of sequestering; a putting... |
| 2 | Middle French | sequestration | — |
| 3 | Latin | sequestrātiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | sequestrō | to surrender (give up for safe keeping) |
| 5 | Latin | sequester | mediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,... |
| 6 | Latin | sequī | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |