Where does “successive” come from?

Successive derives from Latin successīvus, from Latin succedere meaning to follow after, from Latin cedere meaning to go or yield, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

successive (English): Coming one after the other in a series; Of, or...

Definitions

  1. Coming one after the other in a series; Of, or...

Ancestry of “successive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuccēdere—
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupounder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “successive”

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