Where does “subsequently” come from?
Subsequently derives from Middle English -ly, Latin subsequentis and subsequens (meaning "following after"), Latin subsequor (meaning "to follow"), and Proto-Indo-European ḱóm (meaning "together") and līg- (meaning "to bind").
subsequently (English): Following, afterwards in either time or place;...
Definitions
- Following, afterwards in either time or place;...
Ancestry of “subsequently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subsequent | Following in time; coming or being after... |
| 2 | Middle French | subséquent | — |
| 3 | Latin | subsequentis | genitive masculine singular of subsequēns;... |
| 4 | Latin | subsequens | ensuing, succeeding |
| 5 | Latin | subsequor | I follow close after or immediately; ensue,... |
| 6 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |