Where does “minisuite” come from?

minisuite (English) comes from English suite, from French suite, from Old French suite, from Vulgar Latin sequita, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

minisuite (English): A small suite

Definitions

  1. A small suite

Ancestry of “minisuite”, step by step

minisuite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English suite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuiteA retinue or company of attendants, as of a...
2Frenchsuiteresult; sequel; next step, next steps, that which...
3Old Frenchsuitepursuit
4Vulgar Latinsequita
5LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
6Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
7Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr
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