Where does “changeset” come from?

changeset (English) comes from English seṭ, from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.

changeset (English): A set of changes, as in source control

Definitions

  1. A set of changes, as in source control

Ancestry of “changeset”, step by step

changeset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English seṭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishseṭof a root, having a final "i" sound in certain...
2EnglishseptA clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a...
3EnglishsectAn offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
4Middle EnglishsecteA variety or sort; a category with a...
5Old Frenchsectea sect in philosophy or religion
6Late Latinsectaa sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
7Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
8LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
9Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
10Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
11Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via English change

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchangeTo become something different; To make something...
2Middle Englishchaungento change; to modify
3Anglo-NormanchaungerLate Anglo-Norman spelling of changier
4Old Frenchchangierto change; to make a change
5Late Latincambiare
6Latincambiōto exchange, barter; change
7LatincambiumA change; cambium
8Gaulishcambionchange
9Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
10Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr
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