Latin · root
sequi
follow
Forms
- sequ-
- secut- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘having followed.’
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *sekw-, ‘follow.’
Note
Its Latin grammar looked passive even when the meaning was actively following.
Words sharing this root
consecutiveFollowing one after another without a gap.consequenceA result or effect of an action, condition, or event.consequenceThe quality of being important or influential.consequentFollowing from a condition as its result.ensueTo happen afterward, especially as a result.executeTo carry out an action with the required steps.executeTo put someone to death as an official punishment.executionThe carrying out of an action or instruction.executionThe putting of a condemned person to death.obsequiousExcessively eager to please someone in authority.persecuteTo repeatedly mistreat or harass someone.persecutionSystematic mistreatment because of identity, beliefs, or group membership.persecutorSomeone who harasses, oppresses, or punishes others unfairly.prosecuteTo actively carry an undertaking forward.prosecutionThe active pursuit of an undertaking.prosecutorA lawyer who brings criminal cases on behalf of the government.pursuantIn accordance with a law, rule, or agreement.pursueTo follow actively in order to reach a target.pursuitContinued following directed toward a target.subsequentComing after something else in time or order.suitA set of clothes designed to be worn together.suiteA coordinated set of related items.