Where does “sekt” come from?
sekt (Polish) comes from Polish sekta, from Latin secta, from Latin sequī, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
sekt (Polish): genitive plural of sekta
Ancestry of “sekt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | sekta | cult, sect |
| 2 | Latin | secta | nominative feminine singular of sectus;... |
| 3 | Latin | sequī | — |
| 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 |