Ensue
/ɪnˈsjuː/noun
To happen afterward or as a result; to follow.
Did you know?Ensue comes from Old French and ultimately Latin roots tied to “following,” not magic—but it became a powerful fate-word in English, describing what inevitably comes next.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
sequi
“to follow”
Old French
Old French
ensuivre
“to follow after, come next”
Middle English
English
ensuen
“to follow, result, happen afterward”
14th Century
English
ensue
“to follow in sequence or consequence”
Modern English
English
ensue
“to happen afterward or as a result”