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Where does “suiteth” come from?

suiteth (English) comes from English suit, from Middle English sute, from Anglo-Norman suite, from Vulgar Latin sequita, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

suiteth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “suiteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuitA set of clothes to be worn together, now...
2Middle EnglishsuteClothes or clothing; especially those that match;...
3Anglo-Normansuitepursuit
4Vulgar Latinsequita—
5LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
6Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
7Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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