English
sequitur
Sequitur comes from Latin sequitur ‘it follows’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sekʷ-‘to follow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sékʷetor‘to be following’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sekʷōr‘to follow, come/go after’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsequor‘to follow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsequitur‘it follows’third person form of sequor
- Englishearliest quotation 1843same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sekʷ-‘to follow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sékʷetor‘to be following’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sekʷōr‘to follow, come/go after’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsequor‘to follow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsequitur‘it follows’third person form of sequor
- Englishearliest quotation 1843same form
Earliest quotation: 1843, Edgar Allan Poe: “He is accordingly in haste to show that it…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’
say, see, second, social, saw, society, executive, sight, associate, sue, subsequent, saga, suite, consequence, consequently, intrinsic, dissociation, sequential, extrinsic, sequestration, dissociate, seg, sequester, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *sekʷōr ‘to follow, come/go after’
through Latin sequor ‘to follow’
suit, pursue, consecutive, execute, prosecution, sequence, persecution, sequel, sect, executor, ensue, persecute, consequent, segue, 18 more
Today it means
noun A logical conclusion or consequence of facts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- / sequitur