- subsequent
[subsequent 词源字典]
- subsequent: see sequence
[subsequent etymology, subsequent origin, 英语词源] - subsequent (adj.)
- "following in time, later," mid-15c., from Middle French subsequent (14c.) and directly from Latin subsequentem (nominative subsequens), present participle of subsequi "come after in time, follow closely," figuratively "imitate, conform to," from sub "closely, up to" (see sub-) + sequi "follow" (see suit (n.)). Related: Subsequently; subsequential.