subsequent

/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ · adj

Meaning

Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
Following in order of place; succeeding.
Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded.
A subsequent stream or faultline.

Etymology / origin

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

subsequentis(Latin)→
subséquent(frm)→
*sekʷ-(ine-pro)→
subsequent (English)
Relations: root, bor, der

Related words

*sekʷ-(ine-pro)subséquent(frm)subsequentis(Latin)

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