Where does “succesvol” come from?
succesvol (Dutch) comes from Dutch succes, from French succès, from Middle French succes, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
succesvol (Dutch): successful
Definitions
- successful
Ancestry of “succesvol”, step by step
succesvol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch succes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | succes | success |
| 2 | French | succès | success; achievement |
| 3 | Middle French | succes | success |
| 4 | Latin | successus | course, flow (of time), approach |
| 5 | Latin | succēdere | — |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |