Where does “ensuite” come from?
ensuite (French) comes from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ensuite (French): in turn, subsequently, thereafter
Definitions
- in turn, subsequently, thereafter
Ancestry of “ensuite”, step by step
ensuite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 2 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 3 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via French suite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | suite | result; sequel; next step, next steps, that which... |
| 2 | Old French | suite | pursuit |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sequita | — |
| 4 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |