myEtymology.com: French etymology of succession

Etymology of the French word succession

the Old French word succession

derived from the Latin word successio (succession)

derived from the Latin word successus (approach, advance uphill, outcome)

derived from the Late Latin word succedere (climb; advance; follow)

derived from the Latin word cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ked- (to yield)

using the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

Word found in Old French