Where does “Sequester” come from?

Sequester (German) comes from Latin sequester, from Latin sequī, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Sequester (German): sequester; sequestration; sequestrum

Definitions

  1. sequester; sequestration; sequestrum

Ancestry of “Sequester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsequestermediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,...
2Latinsequī—
3Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
4Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →