Where does “ofset” come from?
ofset (Indonesian) comes from Dutch offset, from English offset, from English seṭ, from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta — to follow; to see; to say.
ofset (Indonesian): offset
Definitions
- offset
Ancestry of “ofset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | offset | — |
| 2 | English | offset | Anything that acts as counterbalance; a... |
| 3 | English | seṭ | of a root, having a final "i" sound in certain... |
| 4 | English | sept | A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a... |
| 5 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 6 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 7 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 8 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 9 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 10 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |