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Where does “préséquence” come from?

préséquence (French) comes from French séquence, from Italian sequenza, from Late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequens, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

préséquence (French): presequence

Definitions

  1. presequence

Ancestry of “préséquence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchséquencesequence
2Italiansequenzasequence; row
3Late Latinsequentiaa following
4Latinsequensfollowing
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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