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Where does “sivre” come from?

sivre (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sivre (Old French): to follow

Definitions

  1. to follow

Ancestry of “sivre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsequereto follow; second-person singular future active...
2LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
3Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
4Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sivre”

  • suant
  • suivre
  • suivisme
  • suiviste
  • suis
  • suit
  • suant
  • sivant
  • suiant
  • suyvre
  • suant
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