Where does “set” come from?
set (English) comes from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.
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Ancestry of “set”, step by step
set traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sept
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sept | A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a... |
| 2 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 3 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 4 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 5 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 6 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Middle English setten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | setten | To seat, cause to sit; To be sitting, sit; To... |
| 2 | Old English | settan | to set, establish, place, make |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |