Where does “sectario” come from?

sectario (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin sectarius, 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.

sectario (Spanish): sectarian

Definitions

  1. sectarian

Ancestry of “sectario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsectariusgelded, castrated; a sectary
2Latinsectanominative feminine singular of sectus;...
3Latinsequī
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sectario

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-
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