Suite
/swiːt/noun
A set of connected rooms, a set of matching items, or a musical composition made of several movements.
Did you know?In its earliest French sense, a suite was literally a “following” or “attendance,” and that same root also gave English words tied to pursuit and sequence.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
sequī
“to follow”
Late Latin
Late Latin
sequita
“that which follows; a following”
Old French
Old French
suite
“a following, attendance, retinue”
14th Century
English
suite
“a retinue or set of followers”
17th Century
English
suite
“a set of connected rooms or a set of musical pieces”
Modern English
English
suite
“a connected set of rooms, items, or movements”