Where does “seguir” come from?

seguir (Spanish) comes 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.

seguir (Spanish): to follow

Definitions

  1. to follow

Ancestry of “seguir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “seguir”

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