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Where does “sequi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sequi”, step by step

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