Where does “succeder” come from?
succeder (Old French) comes from Latin succēdō, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
succeder (Old French): to succeed
Ancestry of “succeder”, step by step
succeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin succēdō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | succēdō | to climb, mount or ascend, go from under; go up |
| 2 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 5 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
via Latin succēdere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | succēdere | — |
| 2 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “succeder”