success

The story

1. Latin · learned borrowing fromsuccessus
2. English todaysuccess

Learned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō (“succeed”), from sub- (“next to”) + cēdō (“go, move”).

First known use, by meaning

• from 16th c. The achievement of one's aim or goal.
• 16th–18th c. Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.