Where does “sequestration” come from?
Sequestration comes from Middle French sequestration, from Latin sequestratio, derived from the Latin verb sequestro, meaning to set aside or remove, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root sekʷ-, meaning to follow or pursue.
sequestration (English): The process or act of sequestering; a putting...
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- The process or act of sequestering; a putting...
Ancestry of “sequestration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sequestration | — |
| 2 | Latin | sequestrātiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | sequestrō | to surrender (give up for safe keeping) |
| 4 | Latin | sequester | mediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,... |
| 5 | Latin | sequī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |