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Where does “sequenceless” come from?

sequenceless (English) comes from English sequence, from Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence, from Late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequens, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor — to follow; to see; to say.

sequenceless (English): Without a sequence

Definitions

  1. Without a sequence

Ancestry of “sequenceless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsequenceA set of things next to each other in a set...
2Middle Englishsequence—
3Old Frenchsequence—
4Late Latinsequentiaa following
5Latinsequensfollowing
6LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
7Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
8Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
9Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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