Where does “suant” come from?
suant (English) comes from Middle English suant, from Anglo-Norman suant, from Old French suiant, from Old French sivre, from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor — to follow; to see; to say.
suant (English): Smooth, or proceeding smoothly; Smoothly; without...
Definitions
- Smooth, or proceeding smoothly; Smoothly; without...
Ancestry of “suant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | suant | following |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | suant | present participle of suire |
| 3 | Old French | suiant | present participle of suire |
| 4 | Old French | sivre | to follow |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sequere | to follow; second-person singular future active... |
| 6 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |