Where does “conséquence” come from?
conséquence (French) comes from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
conséquence (French): consequence
Definitions
- consequence
Ancestry of “conséquence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | consequence | — |
| 2 | Latin | consequentia | logical consequence; sequence, progression;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |