Where does “sequel” come from?
Sequel comes from Middle French séquelle, from Latin sequela meaning "that which follows," derived from the verb sequi/sequor meaning "to follow," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- meaning "to follow."
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Ancestry of “sequel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sequele | — |
| 2 | Middle French | sequele | — |
| 3 | Latin | sequela | that which follows |
| 4 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
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