Where does “secta” come from?

secta (Late Latin) comes from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

secta (Late Latin): a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...

Definitions

  1. a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...

Ancestry of “secta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
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 “secta”

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