Where does “sequence” come from?

Sequence comes from Middle English sequence, from French sequence, from Late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequens, the present participle of sequi and sequor, both meaning to follow, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-.

sequence (English): A set of things next to each other in a set...

Definitions

  1. A set of things next to each other in a set...

Ancestry of “sequence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsequence—
2Old Frenchsequence—
3Late Latinsequentiaa following
4Latinsequensfollowing
5LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
6Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
7Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sequence”

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