The story
- Latin · derived fromsequestrō“sequester”
- Late Latin · derived fromsequestrātiō
- Middle French · derived fromsequestration
- English todaysequestration
From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).
First known use, by meaning
- 21st c. A budget cut resulting from a separation of funding mechanisms.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.