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sequor

Pronunciation: [ˈsɛ.kʷɔr]

“sequor” is a Latin word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to follow, to come or go after, to pursue
  2. to accede or conform to, follow, comply with
  3. to attend, accompany
  4. to succeed (i.e., follow in position)
  5. to follow, ensue

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor, from *sekʷ- (“to follow”). The perfect participle secūtus must have been created innovatively as a replacement for the more archaic participle *sekʷtos, which is the source of sector (“to follow continually”). The impetus for the remodeling was perhaps the analogical pressure of the participles to other uō-verbs, such as…

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