Latin word root · Motion & Action
sequ-: following
sequ- is a Latin root meaning “following”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: following
Root forms: sequ-, secut-, sec-
Source word: sequor — to follow, to come or go after, to pursue
Word family and examples
- sequence
a particular order in which related things follow each other
- consecutive
following continuously in unbroken order
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