Etymology

consequence

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Today it means: An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. Full definition →

Middle English consequence ← Old French consequence ← Latin consequentia
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  1. Latin · derived fromconsequentia
  2. Old French · derived fromconsequence
  3. Middle English · inherited fromconsequence
  4. English todayconsequence

From Middle English consequence, from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia. While analysable as con- + sequence, its adjective form has a different origin.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.