Where does “subséquent” come from?
subséquent (Middle French) comes from Latin subsequentis, from Latin subsequens, from Latin subsequor, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
Ancestry of “subséquent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | subsequentis | genitive masculine singular of subsequēns;... |
| 2 | Latin | subsequens | ensuing, succeeding |
| 3 | Latin | subsequor | I follow close after or immediately; ensue,... |
| 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 |