Where does “successivity” come from?

successivity (English) comes from English successive, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

successivity (English): The quality or fact of being successive

Definitions

  1. The quality or fact of being successive

Ancestry of “successivity”, step by step

successivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English successive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuccessiveComing one after the other in a series; Of, or...
2Latinsuccēdere—
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →
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