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Where does “sequere” come from?

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

sequere (Latin): second-person singular future active indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future active indicative...

Ancestry of “sequere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sequere”

  • suit
  • suitable
  • suite
  • lawsuit
  • suitcase
  • unsuitable
  • suitably
  • suitability
  • swimsuit
  • jumpsuit
  • zoot
  • unsuitability
  • tracksuit
  • pantsuit
  • suitableness
  • wetsuit
  • nonsuit
  • unsuitably
  • unsuitableness
  • snowsuit
  • bodysuit
  • suiter
  • countersuit
  • sweatsuit
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