Where does “desequestrate” come from?
desequestrate (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
desequestrate (English): To release from sequestration
Definitions
- To release from sequestration
Ancestry of “desequestrate”, step by step
desequestrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English sequestrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sequestrate | To sequester; Having enclosed underground or... |
| 2 | English | sequestration | The process or act of sequestering; a putting... |
| 3 | Middle French | sequestration | — |
| 4 | Latin | sequestrātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | sequestrō | to surrender (give up for safe keeping) |
| 6 | Latin | sequester | mediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |