Where does “rearset” come from?

rearset (English) comes from English seṭ, from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.

rearset (English): A metal frame with foot pegs on a motorcycle to permit a more comfortable placement of legs and feet while riding

Definitions

  1. A metal frame with foot pegs on a motorcycle to permit a more comfortable placement of legs and feet while riding

Ancestry of “rearset”, step by step

rearset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English seṭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishseṭof a root, having a final "i" sound in certain...
2EnglishseptA clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a...
3EnglishsectAn offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
4Middle EnglishsecteA variety or sort; a category with a...
5Old Frenchsectea sect in philosophy or religion
6Late Latinsectaa sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
7Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
8LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
9Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
10Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
11Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via English rear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrearTo bring up to maturity, as offspring; to...
2Middle EnglishrerenTo raise; to hold or pull up or suspend upwards;...
3Old Englishrǣranto cause to rise, raise, rear, build, create; to...
4Proto-Germanicraizijanąto cause to rise; raise
5Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-