Where does “secuestros” come from?

secuestros (Spanish) comes from Spanish secuestro, 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.

secuestros (Spanish): plural of secuestro

Definitions

  1. plural of secuestro

Ancestry of “secuestros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsecuestrokidnapping
2Latinsequestrumsequester; mediation
3Latinsequestermediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,...
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →