Etymology of the English word consecution
the English word
consecutionderived from the Latin word
consecutio (investigation of consequences, effects; acquiring; order; orderly, logical)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
consecutusderived from the Latin word
consequi (follow, go, come after; happen subsequently, ensue, follow in order; seek after, aim at; achieve)
derived from the Late Latin word
sequi (to follow; follow; escort, attend; support, back, side with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekĘ·-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of consecution in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
consecutiveUsage
Word found in Modern English
