Where does “succès” come from?

succès (French) comes from Middle French succes, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

succès (French): success; achievement

Definitions

  1. success; achievement

Ancestry of “succès”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsuccessuccess
2Latinsuccessuscourse, flow (of time), approach
3Latinsuccēdere—
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “succès”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →