Consecutive
/kənˈsɛk.jə.tɪv/noun
Following one after another in an unbroken sequence.
Did you know?It comes from Latin *consecutus*, the past participle of *consequi*, meaning “to follow closely,” built from *se-* (“follow”) and *con-* (“with/together”), so the word literally carries the logic of one thing shadowing another.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sekw-
“to follow, go after”
Latin
Latin
sequi
“to follow”
Latin
Latin
consequi
“to follow closely, overtake”
Late Latin
Latin
consecutivus
“following in order, successive”
Middle English
English
consecutive
“following one after another; successive”
Modern English
English
consecutive
“following continuously in an unbroken series”