Where does “metasequential” come from?
metasequential (English) comes from English metasequence, from English sequence, from Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence, from Late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequens, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.
metasequential (English): Of or pertaining to a metasequence
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a metasequence
Ancestry of “metasequential”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metasequence | A sequence of characters having a similar role to a metacharacter |
| 2 | English | sequence | A set of things next to each other in a set... |
| 3 | Middle English | sequence | — |
| 4 | Old French | sequence | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | sequentia | a following |
| 6 | Latin | sequens | following |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 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 |