Where does “seguir” come from?

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

seguir (Occitan): to follow

Definitions

  1. to follow

Ancestry of “seguir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinsequioI follow
2Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
3LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →