Where does “subsequent” come from?
Subsequent comes from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, the present participle of subsequor meaning to follow after, from sequor meaning to follow, with the prefix sub meaning under or after, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots sekʷ- meaning to follow and upo meaning under.
subsequent (English): Following in time; coming or being after...
Definitions
- Following in time; coming or being after...
Ancestry of “subsequent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | subséquent | — |
| 2 | Latin | subsequentis | genitive masculine singular of subsequēns;... |
| 3 | Latin | subsequens | ensuing, succeeding |
| 4 | Latin | subsequor | I follow close after or immediately; ensue,... |
| 5 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |