Where does “secte” come from?
secte (Old French) comes from Late Latin secta, 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.
secte (Old French): a sect in philosophy or religion
Definitions
- a sect in philosophy or religion
Ancestry of “secte”, step by step
secte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin secta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 2 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 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 |