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Where does “sequester” come from?

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

sequester (Latin): mediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,...

Definitions

  1. mediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,...

Ancestry of “sequester”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sequester”

  • sequestration
  • sequester
  • sequestrator
  • geosequestration
  • sequestrable
  • leukosequestration
  • sequesterable
  • resequestration
  • cryosequestration
  • cryosequester
  • geosequester
  • biosequestration
  • sequester
  • sequestratio
  • sequestro
  • sequestra
  • sequestrare
  • sequestrate
  • sequestrans
  • sequestraturus
  • sequestratus
  • sequestrandus
  • secuestros
  • secuestro
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