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Succeed

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to achieve a desired result, or to take over a role after another person
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Stage 1 of 2
succedere
Latin · ancient
"to come after"
to go or come after, from sub- (under, after) and cedere (to go)
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Stage 2 of 2
succeed
English · 1400s
"to achieve a desired goal, or to follow after another"
settled as the English word for achieving a goal, or coming after another in sequence
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