Where does “sequestrare” come from?

sequestrare (Italian) comes from Latin sequestrāre, 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.

sequestrare (Italian): to confiscate; to sequestrate; to kidnap

Definitions

  1. to confiscate; to sequestrate; to kidnap

Ancestry of “sequestrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsequestrāre
2Latinsequestermediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,...
3Latinsequī
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sequestrare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr