English
sequel
Sequel comes from Latin sequēla ‘a result, consequence, sequel, aftermath’, from sequor ‘to follow’, 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 CEsequoras sequī‘to follow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsequēla‘a result, consequence, sequel, aftermath’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600sequele
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1678sequel
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 sequī‘to follow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsequēla‘a result, consequence, sequel, aftermath’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600sequele
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1678sequel
Earliest quotation: 1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World: “Now here Chriſtian was worſe put to it then…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’
say, see, social, second, saw, society, executive, sight, associate, suite, sue, saga, subsequent, intrinsic, consequence, consequently, dissociation, extrinsic, dissociate, seg, 34 more
through Proto-Italic *sekʷōr ‘to follow, come/go after’
through Latin sequor ‘to follow’
suit, consecutive, pursue, execute, prosecution, persecution, sect, executor, ensue, persecute, consequent, segue, sequitur, 19 more
Today it means
noun The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- / sequel