Where does “septinsular” come from?

septinsular (English) comes from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.

septinsular (English): Consisting of seven islands

Definitions

  1. Consisting of seven islands

Ancestry of “septinsular”, step by step

septinsular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sept

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

via English insular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsularOf, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island...
2Latininsularisof or pertaining to an island, insular
3Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
4Latin-ālis
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr