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."

sequel (English): The events, collectively, which follow a...

Definitions

  1. The events, collectively, which follow a...

Ancestry of “sequel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsequele—
2Middle Frenchsequele—
3Latinsequelathat which follows
4LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
5Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
6Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sequel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →