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succession
Succession comes from Old French succession, from Latin succēdō ‘to follow, succeed in, to relieve’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *kezdō.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kezdōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēdō‘to go, move, proceed, go along, move along’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuccēdō‘to follow, succeed in, to relieve’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuccessiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400succession
- Englishearliest quotation 1670same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kezdōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēdō‘to go, move, proceed, go along, move along’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuccēdō‘to follow, succeed in, to relieve’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuccessiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400succession
- Englishearliest quotation 1670same form
Earliest quotation: 1670, John Milton, (please specify the page): “long descent of Kings , whose names only for…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *kezdō
excessive, procession, inaccessible, recessive, precession, 13 more
through Latin cēdō ‘to go, move, proceed, go along, move along’
process, necessary, procedure, cease, excess, precedent, accessible, predecessor, concede, recess, concession, cede, cessation, secession, accession, intercession, 31 more
Today it means
noun An act, process, or instance of succeeding: An act of following in sequence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kezdō / succession