Where does “sekwestr” come from?

sekwestr (Polish) comes from Latin sequestrum, from Latin sequester, from Latin sequī, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sekwestr (Polish): sequestration

Definitions

  1. sequestration

Ancestry of “sekwestr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsequestrumsequester; mediation
2Latinsequestermediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,...
3Latinsequī—
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 →