subsequor Latin · revision 7883

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=la sequor}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈsʊp.sɛ.kʷɔr]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈsub.se.kʷor]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''subsequor''' (present infinitive subsequī, perfect active subsecūtus sum or subsequūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[sub-]] “close under, after” and [[sequor]] “to follow”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline) An inscription and editors of Plautus have ⟨sups-⟩.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Plautus, who has ''subsequor tē'' “I follow you”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to follow close behind, as in Plautus and Caesar's following the standards, in Livy to pursue closely, and in Cicero to come just after.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) From Caesar it meant to follow next in time or sequence, in Lucretius as a consequence, and in Columella in order of merit.^(OLD 2012) In Cicero it meant to succeed someone in a course of action, to follow a tendency, to bear out, and to follow someone's example.^(OLD 2012) In Suetonius it meant to follow a track.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to follow, follow after.^(Stelten 1995) It survives in Italian ''susseguire'', and its present participle gave [[en|subsequent]] in the mid-15th century.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of following close.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 50 BC – Caesar uses it of following next.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 96–55 BC – Lucretius uses it of a consequence.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * mid-15th century – English ''subsequent'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To follow close behind; to pursue; to come just after.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To follow next; to follow as a consequence; to rank next.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To succeed (someone in an activity).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To follow (a track, a course); to bear out.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To follow the example of.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[subsequēns]]

+ * [[subsequenter]]

+ * [[subsequium]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[assequor]]

+ * [[cōnsequor]]

+ * [[exsequor]]

+ * [[īnsequor]]

+ * [[obsequor]]

+ * [[persequor]]

+ * [[prōsequor]]

+ * [[resequor]]

+ * [[sequor]]

+ * [[en|subsequent]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}