Etymology

subsequent

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Today it means: Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely. Full definition →

Middle French subséquent ← Latin subsequentis
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  1. Latin · derived fromsubsequentis
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromsubséquent
  3. English todaysubsequent

Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).

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