Where does “sequele” come from?
sequele (Middle English) comes from Middle French sequele, from Latin sequela, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
Ancestry of “sequele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | sequele | — |
| 2 | Latin | sequela | that which follows |
| 3 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |