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Where does “persectans” come from?

persectans (Latin) comes from Latin persector, from Latin sector, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

persectans (Latin): pursuing

Definitions

  1. pursuing

Ancestry of “persectans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpersectorI follow or pursue
2LatinsectorOne who cuts or cuts off, cutter; A purchaser or...
3Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
4Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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