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Where does “Seguí” come from?

Seguí (Spanish) comes from Portuguese seguir, from Old Portuguese seguir, from Vulgar Latin sequire, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “Seguí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseseguirto follow
2Old Portugueseseguir—
3Vulgar Latinsequirepresent active infinitive of *sequiō
4LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
5Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
6Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “Seguí”

  • Segui
  • Segui
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