Etymograph

English

ensuant

Ensuant comes from Anglo-Norman ensuant, from Latin īnsequor ‘to follow, to pursue’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sekʷ-1‘to follow’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sékʷetor1‘to be following’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sekʷōr1‘to follow, come/go after’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsequor1‘follow’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsequor2‘to follow, to pursue’
  6. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400ensuant2
  7. Englishtodayensuant2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin insequor
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English ensuant

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sekʷ-Wiktionary, Latin insequor‘to follow’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sékʷetorWiktionary, Latin insequor‘to be following’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sekʷōrWiktionary, Latin insequor‘to follow, come/go after’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsequorWiktionary, Latin insequor‘follow’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsequorWiktionary, English ensuant‘to follow, to pursue’
  6. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400ensuantWiktionary, English ensuant
  7. EnglishtodayensuantWiktionary, English ensuant

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’

see, say, second, social, saw, society, executive, sight, associate, suite, sue, subsequent, saga, consequence, consequently, intrinsic, sequential, sequestration, dissociation, sequester, dissociate, extrinsic, seg, 29 more

through Proto-Italic *sekʷōr ‘to follow, come/go after’

pursuit, suitor, 15 more

through Latin sequor ‘follow’

suit, sequence, prosecution, pursue, consecutive, sequel, execute, persecution, sect, executor, persecute, segue, consequent, sequitur, ensue, 17 more

Today it means

adj Ensuing; following as a consequence.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ensuant”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin insequor. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- / ensuant

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