- consequent (adj.)
[consequent 词源字典]
- late 14c., in various senses now restricted to consequence, from Middle French conséquent "following, resulting," from Latin consequentem (nominative consequens); see consequence. Meaning "an event which follows another" is from 1610s. Mathematical sense is from 1560s. Related: Consequently.[consequent etymology, consequent origin, 英语词源]