English
consecution
Consecution comes from Latin cōnsecūtiō ‘effect, proper sequence, attainment’, from cōnsequor ‘to follow, result, reach’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sekʷ-‘to follow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sékʷetor‘to be following’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sekʷōr‘to follow, come/go after’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsequor‘to follow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsequor‘to follow, result, reach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsecūtiō‘effect, proper sequence, attainment’past participle of cōnsequor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consecucioun‘attainment’
- Englishearliest quotation 1664consecution
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sekʷ-‘to follow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sékʷetor‘to be following’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sekʷōr‘to follow, come/go after’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsequor‘to follow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsequor‘to follow, result, reach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsecūtiō‘effect, proper sequence, attainment’past participle of cōnsequor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500consecucioun‘attainment’
- Englishearliest quotation 1664consecution
Earliest quotation: 1664, Isaac Newton, Memoirs of the life: “there shall be generated such a consecution of colours,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’
say, see, social, saw, society, second, sight, associate, executive, subsequent, sue, suite, saga, consequence, consequently, intrinsic, sequential, dissociation, extrinsic, sequestration, dissociate, sequester, seg, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *sekʷōr ‘to follow, come/go after’
through Latin sequor ‘to follow’
suit, pursue, sequence, sequel, execute, prosecution, sect, persecution, ensue, executor, consequent, segue, persecute, sequitur, 18 more
Today it means
noun A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- / consecution