sequence

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1. Latin · derived fromsequēns“following”
2. Late Latin · derived fromsequentia“a following”
3. Old French · derived fromsequence“a sequence of cards, answering verses”
4. Middle English · inherited fromsequence
5. English todaysequence

From Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence (“a sequence of cards, answering verses”), from Late Latin sequentia (“a following”), from Latin sequēns (“following”), from sequī (“to follow”); see sequent.