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Where does “nonsuite” come from?

nonsuite (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.

nonsuite (English): Not belonging or relating to a suite

Definitions

  1. Not belonging or relating to a suite

Ancestry of “nonsuite”, step by step

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
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