Where does “segue” come from?

segue (Italian) comes from Italian seguire, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

segue (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “segue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianseguireto follow or pursue; to come after
2LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
3Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
4Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “segue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →
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