Where does “persecutee” come from?
persecutee (English) comes from English persecute, from Middle French persécuter, from Ecclesiastical Latin persecutor, from Latin persequor, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
persecutee (English): One who is subjected to persecution
Definitions
- One who is subjected to persecution
Ancestry of “persecutee”, step by step
persecutee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English persecute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | persecute | To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or... |
| 2 | Middle French | persécuter | — |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | persecutor | pursuer; persecutor of Christians |
| 4 | Latin | persequor | I follow perseveringly, continue to follow;... |
| 5 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |