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- Latin · derived fromcōnsecūtiō“effect, proper sequence, attainment”
- Middle English · inherited fromconsecucioun“attainment”
- English todayconsecution
From Middle English consecucioun (“attainment”), from Latin cōnsecūtiō (“effect, proper sequence, attainment”), from past participle of cōnsequor (“to follow, result, reach”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.