Where does “persecutress” come from?
persecutress (English) comes from English persecutor, from Middle English persecutour, from 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.
persecutress (English): A female persecutor
Definitions
- A female persecutor
Ancestry of “persecutress”, step by step
persecutress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English persecutor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | persecutor | A person or thing that persecutes or harasses |
| 2 | Middle English | persecutour | — |
| 3 | 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 |