Sequential
/sɪˈkwɛnʃəl/noun
Happening or arranged in a fixed order, one after another.
Did you know?Sequential comes from Latin *sequi*, meaning “to follow,” the same root behind words that track pursuit, obedience, and even a “sequence” like a chain of fate.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sekw-
“to follow, go after”
Latin
Latin
sequi
“to follow”
Latin
Latin
sequens
“following”
Late Latin
Latin
sequentialis
“following in order”
Middle English
English
sequential
“following one after another”
Modern English
English
sequential
“arranged or occurring in a fixed order”