Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sekʷetor

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor (“to be following”) from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Cognate with Latin sequor, Sanskrit सचते (sácate) and Ancient Greek ἕπομαι (hépomai).

Verb

*sekʷetor

1. to follow

Inflection

Thematic present, deponent
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*sekʷūr	—	?	—
2nd singular	*sekʷetar	—	?	—
3rd singular	*sekʷetor	?	?	—
1st plural	*sekʷommor	—	?	—
2nd plural	*sekʷedwe	—	?	—
3rd plural	*sekʷontor	?	?	—
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	?	—	—
2nd singular	?	—	—
3rd singular	?	—	—
1st plural	?	—	—
2nd plural	?	—	—
3rd plural	?	—	—

Declension of the present participle

masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sekʷonts	*sekʷonte	*sekʷontes
vocative	*sekʷonts	*sekʷonte	*sekʷontes
accusative	*sekʷontam	*sekʷonte	*sekʷontans
genitive	*sekʷantos	*?	*sekʷantom
dative	*sekʷantei	*sekʷantbom	*sekʷantbos
instrumental	*sekʷantī?	*sekʷantbim	*sekʷantbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sekʷantī	*sekʷantī	*sekʷantiyās
vocative	*sekʷantī	*sekʷantī	*sekʷantiyās
accusative	*sekʷantīm	*sekʷantī	*sekʷantiyans
genitive	*sekʷantyās	*?	*sekʷantyom
dative	*sekʷantyāi	*sekʷantyābom	*sekʷantyābos
instrumental	*?	*sekʷantyābim	*sekʷantyābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sekʷont	*?	*sekʷonta
vocative	*sekʷont	*?	*sekʷonta
accusative	*sekʷont	*?	*sekʷonta
genitive	*sekʷantos	*?	*sekʷantom
dative	*sekʷantei	*?	*sekʷantbos
instrumental	*sekʷantī?	*?	*sekʷantbis

Declension of the middle participle

masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sekʷomnos	*sekʷomnou	*sekʷomnoi
vocative	*sekʷomne	*sekʷomnou	*sekʷomnoi
accusative	*sekʷomnom	*sekʷomnou	*sekʷomnons
genitive	*sekʷomnī	*sekʷomnous	*sekʷomnom
dative	*sekʷomnūi	*sekʷomnobom	*sekʷomnobos
instrumental	*sekʷomnū	*sekʷomnobim	*sekʷomnobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sekʷomnā	*sekʷomnai	*sekʷomnās
vocative	*sekʷomnā	*sekʷomnai	*sekʷomnās
accusative	*sekʷomnam	*sekʷomnai	*sekʷomnans
genitive	*sekʷomnās	*sekʷomnous	*sekʷomnom
dative	*sekʷomnai	*sekʷomnābom	*sekʷomnābos
instrumental	*?	*sekʷomnābim	*sekʷomnābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sekʷomnom	*sekʷomnou	*sekʷomnā
vocative	*sekʷomnom	*sekʷomnou	*sekʷomnā
accusative	*sekʷomnom	*sekʷomnou	*sekʷomnā
genitive	*sekʷomnī	*sekʷomnous	*sekʷomnom
dative	*sekʷomnūi	*sekʷomnobom	*sekʷomnobos
instrumental	*sekʷomnū	*sekʷomnobim	*sekʷomnobis

Descendants

• Old Irish: seichithir
• ⇒ Old Irish: seichem, sechem
  • Irish: seicheamh
• Gaulish:
  • → Latin: segusius
    • Italo-Romance:
      • Italian: segugio
    • Gallo-Italic:
      • Old Lombard: sevux
    • Ibero-Romance:
      • Galician: sabuxo
      • Portuguese: sabujo
      • Spanish: sabueso