Where does “sectar” come from?

sectar (Romanian) comes from French sectaire, from French secte, 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.

sectar (Romanian): sectarian

Definitions

  1. sectarian

Ancestry of “sectar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsectairesectarian; bigot
2Frenchsectesect
3Latinsectanominative feminine singular of sectus;...
4Latinsequī
5Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
6Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-