The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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ENTRY: | sekw-1 |
DEFINITION: | To follow. Derivatives include sequel, execute, pursue, and society. 1. sect, segue, seguidilla, sequacious, sequel, sequence, sue, suit, suite, suitor; consequent, ensue, execute, obsequious, persecute, prosecute, pursue, subsequent, from Latin sequ, to follow. 2. sequester, sequestrum, from Latin sequester, follower, mediator, depositary. 3. Suffixed (participial) form *sekw-ondo-. second2, secondo, secund, secundines, from Latin secundus, following, coming next, second. 4. Suffixed form *sekw-os, following. extrinsic, intrinsic, from Latin secus, along, alongside of. 5. Suffixed form *sekw-no-. scarlet, scarlatina, seal1, segno, sigil, sign; assign, consign, designate, insignia, resign, from Latin signum, identifying mark, sign (< standard that one follows). 6. Suffixed o-grade form *sokw-yo-. sociable, social, society, socio-; associate, consociate, dissociate, from Latin socius, ally, companion (< follower). (Pokorny 1. sek- 896.) |
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