Where does “succeeder” come from?
succeeder (English) comes from English succeed, from Old French succeder, from Latin succēdō, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
succeeder (English): One who succeeds (follows after); a successor
Definitions
- One who succeeds (follows after); a successor
Ancestry of “succeeder”, step by step
succeeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English succeed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | succeed | To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to... |
| 2 | Old French | succeder | to succeed |
| 3 | Latin | succēdō | to climb, mount or ascend, go from under; go up |
| 4 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 7 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |