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Where does “seguace” come from?

seguace (Italian) comes from Latin sequax, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

seguace (Italian): follower, disciple; adherent

Definitions

  1. follower, disciple; adherent

Ancestry of “seguace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsequaxfollowing, sequacious; pursuant, pursuing;...
2Latin-āx—
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →