English
consequent
Consequent comes from Latin consequi ‘to follow’, and goes back to 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 CEsequoras sequi‘to follow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsequi‘to follow’next step skipped: Latin cōnsequor
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsequenspresent participle of consequi
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600conséquent
- Englishearliest quotation 1612consequent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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 CEsequoras sequi‘to follow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsequi‘to follow’next step skipped: Latin cōnsequor
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsequenspresent participle of consequi
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600conséquent
- Englishearliest quotation 1612consequent
Earliest quotation: 1612, John Davies: “They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’
say, see, social, saw, society, second, executive, sight, associate, suite, sue, saga, subsequent, intrinsic, dissociation, sequential, extrinsic, dissociate, sequestration, seg, sequester, 32 more
through Proto-Italic *sekʷōr ‘to follow, come/go after’
through Latin sequor ‘to follow’
suit, pursue, execute, prosecution, consecutive, sequence, persecution, sect, sequel, executor, persecute, ensue, segue, sequitur, 18 more
Today it means
adj Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- / consequent