Where does “successor” come from?
Successor comes from Old French successour, from Latin successor, derived from Latin succedo meaning "to follow after," from Latin cedo "to yield" combined with Latin sub "under," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
successor (English): A person or thing that immediately follows...
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- A person or thing that immediately follows...
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