Where does “crankset” come from?

crankset (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.

crankset (English): The component of a bicycle drivetrain that...

Definitions

  1. The component of a bicycle drivetrain that...

Ancestry of “crankset”, step by step

crankset 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 crank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrankStrange, weird, odd; Sick; unwell; Liable to...
2Middle Low Germankrank
3Old Saxonkrank
4Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
5Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr
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