English word succeed comes from Latin cedere, Latin sub, Latin sub- (Sub-.)

Detailed word origin of succeed

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
cedere	Latin (lat)
sub	Latin (lat)	(with ablative) about, around (time). (with ablative) at the feet of. (with ablative) behind. (with ablative) under, beneath. (with ablative) within, during. (with accusative) under, up to, up under, close to (of a motion). (with accusative) until, before, up to, about.
sub-	Latin (lat)	Sub-.
succedo	Latin (lat)	I advance. I climb, mount or ascend. I enter. I follow. I succeed in.
succeder	Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)	To succeed (follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of).
succeed	English (eng)	(obsolete, rare) To fall heir to; to inherit.. To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.. To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; -- often with to.. [...]

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