subsequent

/ˈsʌbsəkwənt/SUHB-suh-kwuhnt

/ˈsʌbsəkwənt/SUHB-suh-kwuhnt

Meaningfollowing after

Common meaning: coming afterwards

subunder; from below
sequto follow, come afterLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1677 · scan
entadjective ending: being or doing

‘under’ + ‘to follow, come after’ → subsequent

Journey through time

Latinsequor, secūtus‘to follow, come after’
Englishsubsequent‘coming afterwards’ · today

sub- also in: suborn subtle suburb submerge subaltern

sequ also in: sequence suit execute persecute consequence

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin sequor ‘to follow, come after’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sequor, p. 1677 · dictionary scan

Roots

sequor, secūtus Latin “to follow, come after”

Related words

consequence consequent ensue execute persecute sequence suit

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