myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of succedere

Etymology of the Latin word succedere

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

English succeed, French succéder, Italian succedere, Portuguese suceder, Spanish suceder

Word found in Late Latin