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Where does “succes” come from?

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

succes (Middle French): success

Definitions

  1. success

Ancestry of “succes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuccessuscourse, flow , approach, outcome, success;...
2Latinsuccēdere—
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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