Where does “sept” come from?
Sept comes from Middle English secte, from Latin sectus (past participle of secare, "to cut"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-, meaning "to cut" or "to follow."
sept (English): A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a...
Definitions
- A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a...
Ancestry of “sept”, step by step
sept traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 2 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 3 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 4 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 5 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 6 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |