Etymology

sequel

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Today it means: The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath. Full definition →

Middle English sequele ← Middle French sequele ← Latin sequēla
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  1. Latin · derived fromsequēla
  2. Middle French · derived fromsequele
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsequele
  4. English todaysequel

From Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and its etymon, Latin sequēla, from sequī (“to follow”). Doublet of sequela.

Words from the same roots

Latinsequēla all →

sequela

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