Where does “groupset” come from?
groupset (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.
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Definitions
- A complete set of matching bicycle drive control...
Ancestry of “groupset”, step by step
groupset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seṭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seṭ | of a root, having a final "i" sound in certain... |
| 2 | English | sept | A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English Group
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Group | A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another |
| 2 | French | groupe | group |
| 3 | Italian | gruppo | group, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cruppo | — |
| 5 | Renaissance Latin | grupus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |