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sequi
Latin · ancient
"to follow"
to follow, combined with ex- (out)
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exsequi
Latin · ancient
"to follow out, to carry out"
to follow out, to carry out, from ex- and sequi, with irregular past participle executus
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executer
Old French · medieval
"to carry out a plan or order"
carried into French for carrying out a plan or order
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execute
English · 1400s
"to carry out a plan, or to put someone to death by legal authority"
settled as the English word for carrying out a plan, or putting someone to death by law
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