Where does “successional” come from?
Successional derives from English succession, from Latin successio, the noun form of succedere, meaning "to go under" or "yield," from sub and cedere.
successional (English): Of, related to or caused by succession
Definitions
- Of, related to or caused by succession
Ancestry of “successional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | succession | An act of following in sequence; A sequence of... |
| 2 | Old French | succession | — |
| 3 | Latin | successio | succession; successors |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |