英文词源
- sequel (n.)
- early 15c., "train of followers," from Old French sequelle (14c.), from Late Latin sequela "that which follows, result, consequence," from sequi "to follow, come after, follow after, attend, follow naturally," from PIE root *sekw- (1) "to follow" (cognates: Sanskrit sacate "accompanies, follows," Avestan hacaiti, Greek hepesthai "to follow," Lithuanian seku "to follow," Latin secundus "second, the following," Old Irish sechim "I follow"). Meaning "consequence" is attested from late 15c. Meaning "story that follows and continues another" first recorded 1510s.
中文词源
来自拉丁语 sequi,追随,延续,词源同 sequence,pursue.-el,小词后缀。引申词义续集,续篇。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:sequel 词源,sequel 含义。