Where does “sequestro” come from?

sequestro (Portuguese) 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.

sequestro (Portuguese): kidnapping

Definitions

  1. kidnapping

Ancestry of “sequestro”, 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

Words derived from “sequestro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →