Where does “sequence” come from?

sequence (Middle English) comes from Old French sequence, from Late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequens, 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 “sequence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsequence
2Late Latinsequentiaa following
3Latinsequensfollowing
4LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
5Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
6Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sequence

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-