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Pursue

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to follow someone or something in order to catch them, or to strive toward a goal
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Stage 1 of 3
prosequi
Latin · ancient
"to follow forward"
to follow forward, to accompany, from pro- (forward) and sequi (to follow)
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Stage 2 of 3
pursuer
Old French · medieval
"to chase after something"
carried into French for chasing after something
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Stage 3 of 3
pursue
English · 1300s
"to follow someone or something to catch or achieve it"
settled as the English word for following someone or something to catch it
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