sequel

Where does the word "sequel" come from? It comes from Latin sequi, passing through Latin before entering English (1400s).

Sequel’s story begins in Latin: sequi meant “to follow.” The root of 'sequence', 'consequence' and 'second'. Within Latin, it grew into sequela by ancient. That which follows, a consequence, from sequi. It reached English by 1400s as sequel. Settled as the English word for a work that continues an earlier story. Today, sequel means a book, film, or event that follows and continues from an earlier one.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient sequi "to follow", the root of 'sequence', 'consequence' and 'second'.
2. Stage 2 · Latin · ancient sequela "that which follows, a consequence", that which follows, a consequence, from sequi.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1400s sequel "a work that continues the story of an earlier one", settled as the English word for a work that continues an earlier story.