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Where does “sequestrate” come from?

sequestrate (Latin) comes from Latin sequestro, 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.

sequestrate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

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  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “sequestrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsequestroI surrender; I sequestrate; I separate, remove
2Latinsequestermediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,...
3Latinsequī—
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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