Where does “sampleset” come from?

sampleset (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.

sampleset (English): A collection of audio samples

Definitions

  1. A collection of audio samples

Ancestry of “sampleset”, step by step

sampleset 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 sample

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsampleA part or snippet of something taken or presented...
2Middle Englishsaumpleexemplar, illustration, demonstration; parable;...
3Old FrenchessampleAlternative form of essainple; example
4Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
5Latineximōto take out, take away, remove or extract
6LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
7Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr