Where does “setaside” come from?
setaside (English) comes from English set, from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.
setaside (English): An amount of money or resources put aside for a...
Definitions
- An amount of money or resources put aside for a...
Ancestry of “setaside”, step by step
setaside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English set
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | set | To put down, to rest; To attach or affix to... |
| 2 | English | sept | A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |