LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

sequestrō

sequestrō (present infinitive sequestrāre, perfect active sequestrāvī, supine sequestrātum)
Classical[sɛˈkʷɛs.troː]Ecclesiastical[seˈkʷɛs.tro]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinto surrender (give up for safe keeping)
  2. Late Latinto sequestrate
  3. Late Latinto separate, remove

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Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.sequestrōsequestrābamsequestrābōsequestrāvīsequestrāveramsequestrāverō
sequestrārō
2nd sg.sequestrāssequestrābāssequestrābissequestrāvistī
sequestrāstī
sequestrāverās
sequestrārās
sequestrāveris
3rd sg.sequestratsequestrābatsequestrābitsequestrāvitsequestrāverat
sequestrārat
sequestrāverit
sequestrārit
1st pl.sequestrāmussequestrābāmussequestrābimussequestrāvimussequestrāverāmussequestrāverimus
sequestrārimus
2nd pl.sequestrātissequestrābātissequestrābitissequestrāvistis
sequestrāstis
sequestrāverātis
sequestrārātis
sequestrāveritis
sequestrāritis
3rd pl.sequestrantsequestrābantsequestrābuntsequestrāvērunt
sequestrāvēre, sequestrārunt
sequestrāverant
sequestrārant
sequestrāverint
sequestrārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.sequestremsequestrāremsequestrāverim
sequestrārim
sequestrāvissem
sequestrāssem
2nd sg.sequestrēssequestrārēssequestrāverīssequestrāvissēs
sequestrāssēs
3rd sg.sequestretsequestrāretsequestrāverit
sequestrārit
sequestrāvisset
sequestrāsset
1st pl.sequestrēmussequestrārēmussequestrāverīmus
sequestrārīmus
sequestrāvissēmus
sequestrāssēmus
2nd pl.sequestrētissequestrārētissequestrāverītis
sequestrārītis
sequestrāvissētis
sequestrāssētis
3rd pl.sequestrentsequestrārentsequestrāverint
sequestrārint
sequestrāvissent
sequestrāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.sequestrorsequestrābarsequestrābor
2nd sg.sequestrāris
sequestrāre
sequestrābāris
sequestrābāre
sequestrāberis
sequestrābere
3rd sg.sequestrātursequestrābātursequestrābitur
1st pl.sequestrāmursequestrābāmursequestrābimur
2nd pl.sequestrāminīsequestrābāminīsequestrābiminī
3rd pl.sequestrantursequestrābantursequestrābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.sequestrersequestrārer
2nd sg.sequestrēris
sequestrēre
sequestrārēris
sequestrārēre
3rd sg.sequestrētursequestrārētur
1st pl.sequestrēmursequestrārēmur
2nd pl.sequestrēminīsequestrārēminī
3rd pl.sequestrentursequestrārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.sequestrāsequestrāre
pres. 2nd pl.sequestrātesequestrāminī
fut. 2nd sg.sequestrātōsequestrātor
fut. 3rd sg.sequestrātōsequestrātor
fut. 2nd pl.sequestrātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.sequestrantōsequestrantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesequestrāresequestrārī
perfect infinitivesequestrāvisse
sequestrāsse
sequestrātum esse
future infinitivesequestrātūrum essesequestrātum īrī
present participlesequestrāns—
perfect participle—sequestrātus
sequestrāta, sequestrātā, sequestrātae, sequestrātam, sequestrātārum, sequestrātās, sequestrātī, sequestrātōrum, sequestrātōs
future participlesequestrātūrus
sequestrātūra, sequestrātūrā, sequestrātūrae, sequestrātūram, sequestrātūrārum, sequestrātūrās, sequestrātūre, sequestrātūrī, sequestrātūrīs, sequestrātūrō, sequestrātūrōrum, sequestrātūrōs, sequestrātūrum
sequestrandus
sequestranda, sequestrandā, sequestrandae, sequestrandam, sequestrandārum, sequestrandās, sequestrande, sequestrandīs, sequestrandōrum, sequestrandōs
gerundsequestrandī, sequestrandō, sequestrandumsupinesequestrātum, sequestrātū

sĕquestro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. sequester (late Lat. for sequestro do or pono; v. sequester, I.).
I. Lit., to give up for safekeeping, to surrender: hominis tibi (sc. terrae) membra sequestro, Prud. Cath. 10, 133: corpora sepulturae, Tert. Res. Carn. 27 med.—
II. Transf., to remove, separate from any thing: causam motūs ab eo, quod movetur, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 14: se a rerum publicarum actibus, id. ib. 1, 8 med.: omni ab infamiā vir sequestrandus, Sid. Ep. 1, 11: sequestratum animal, separated, Veg. 2, 1, 5: sequestrata verecundia, laid aside, Macr. S. 7, 11; Vulg. 1 Macc. 11, 34.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-?
  2. Latinsequestrō

Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -tris Latin sequester Latin sequestrum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sequestro Derived from sequestrum (“depository”) + -ō, derived from sequester (“mediator, trustee”).

Descendants
  • Catalansegrestar
  • Italiansequestrare
  • Portuguesesequestrar
  • Spanishsecuestrar
  • Frenchséquestrerfrom Old French sequestrer
  • Englishsequesterfrom Old French sequestrer
  • Galiciansecuestrar

In English words that came into English from sequestrō

  • sequestersequestrō
  • sequestrationsequestrātiō

Quick answers

What does sequestrō mean in Latin?
sequestrō, a verb, means “to surrender (give up for safe keeping); to sequestrate; to separate, remove”.
What are the principal parts of sequestrō?
sequestrō, sequestrāre, sequestrāvī, sequestrātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce sequestrō?
In classical Latin, [sɛˈkʷɛs.troː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈkʷɛs.tro].
Where does sequestrō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-? → Latin sequestrō.