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subsequent

coming after something else in time; following

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Where does the word "subsequent" come from? It comes from Latin subsequi, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

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Where does the word "subsequent" come from? It comes from Latin subsequi, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

Subsequent’s story begins in Latin: subsequi meant “to follow after.” To follow closely after, from sub- (under, after) and sequi (to follow). It reached English by 1400s as subsequent. Settled as the English word for coming after something in time. Today, subsequent means coming after something else in time; following.

  1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient subsequi "to follow after", to follow closely after, from sub- (under, after) and sequi (to follow).
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s subsequent "coming after something in time, following", settled as the English word for coming after something in time.

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