Where does “wadsetter” come from?
wadsetter (English) comes from English wadset, from English seṭ, from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi — to follow; to see; to say.
wadsetter (English): A person who holds tenure by wadset
Definitions
- A person who holds tenure by wadset
Ancestry of “wadsetter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wadset | The conveyance of land in pledge for a debt; a... |
| 2 | English | seṭ | of a root, having a final "i" sound in certain... |
| 3 | English | sept | A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a... |
| 4 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 5 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 6 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 7 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 8 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 9 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |