Where does “ensue” come from?
ensue (English) comes from Old French ensu-, from French ensuivre, from Latin īnsequere, from Latin īnsequi, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
ensue (English): To follow; To follow , to be subsequent to; To...
Definitions
- To follow; To follow , to be subsequent to; To...
Ancestry of “ensue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | ensu- | — |
| 2 | French | ensuivre | to follow; to follow, to come next; to result, to... |
| 3 | Latin | īnsequere | — |
| 4 | Latin | īnsequi | — |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “ensue”