Where does “dope set” come from?

dope set (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.

dope set (English): A street or section of a town or city where drugs are either used or sold

Definitions

  1. A street or section of a town or city where drugs are either used or sold

Ancestry of “dope set”, step by step

dope set 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 dope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdopeAny viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant,...
2Dutchdoopbaptism; christening; hazing
3Dutchdopento dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to...
4Middle Dutchdôpen
5Old Dutchdōpento dip, to immerse
6Frankishdaupijanto dip, to immerse
7Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip in a liquid, to immerse
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr
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