seguito Italian · revision 38388

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=before 1348, Giovanni Villani|origins=la sequor}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈse.ɡwi.to/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''seguito''' ''m'' (plural seguiti)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a deverbal noun from [[seguitare|t=to continue, follow]], formed with no suffix.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Wiktionary) Devoto and Oli derive it from [[seguire]] instead.^(Devoto–Oli 2026) That verb is itself of unclear formation: DELI and Nocentini take it from the past participle of the other verb, stressed ⟨seguìto⟩, while Wiktionary derives it from a frequentative [[la-vul|*sequitō|alt=*sequitāre]], from [[la|sequor|t=to follow]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(Wiktionary)

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+ The Italian noun was taken into [[la-med|sequitus]], from which come [[es|séquito]] and [[pt|séquito]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ GRADIT dates the noun before 1348, and DELI's first record of the sense “support, following” is in Giovanni Villani's chronicle, before 1348.^(GRADIT 2003)^(DELI 1999) DELI dates the sense “the people who accompany an important person” to Boccaccio in 1353.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The sense “continuation” is first recorded in Marin Sanudo, before 1536, and “a series, string of events” in Giambattista Vico, before 1744.^(DELI 1999) The old form ''sequito'' appears in the 14th-century ''Cronica'' of the Anonimo romano, for a following of men.^(GDLI)

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+ Several phrases date from the 19th century: ''di seguito'' “without a break” in a Milanese paper of 1814 and ''cane da seguito'', a hound used to track game, in Tommaseo's dictionary of 1865;^(DELI 1999) ''in seguito'' “later” is found in the 15th century.^(DELI 1999) Wiktionary records an adjective ''seguito'' “popular, followed”, stressed like the participle.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * Before 1348 – Giovanni Villani uses ''seguito'' for “following, support”.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)

+ * 1353 – Boccaccio uses it for a retinue.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 15th century – ''In seguito'' “later” is recorded.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1536 – Marin Sanudo has the sense “continuation”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1744 – Giambattista Vico uses it for a train of events.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1814 – ''Di seguito'' “without a break” is recorded.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1865 – ''Cane da seguito'' “hound” is recorded.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # [[m|en|retinue]], [[m|en|entourage]]: the people who accompany an important person: ''Il ministro arrivò con tutto il suo seguito.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # The followers of a teacher, doctrine or party; [[m|en|support]], favour: ''Una proposta che ha trovato poco seguito.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # A series, string of events: ''un seguito di contrattempi''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # The [[m|en|continuation]] or rest of a story; a [[m|en|sequel]]: ''Il seguito lo racconto domani.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A consequence, outcome: ''La lite non ebbe seguito.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)

+ # ''(hunting)'' Pursuit of game.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[seguitamente]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[seguire]]

+ * [[seguitare]]

+ * [[seguace]]

+ * [[la|sequor]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ The noun is stressed on the first syllable, ''séguito'';^(GRADIT 2003)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)^(GDLI) ''seguìto'', stressed on the second, is the past participle of [[seguire]], also used as a noun for “what happened”.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)^(GDLI) Common phrases are ''di seguito'' “in a row, below”, ''in seguito'' “later”, ''in seguito a'' and ''a seguito di'' “following, as a result of”, ''al seguito'' “in the company of” and ''fare seguito'' “to follow”.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}