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English word success comes from Latin cedere, Latin sub
cedere (Latin)
sub (Latin)
(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.
succedo (Latin)
I advance. I climb, mount or ascend. I enter. I follow. I succeed in.
success (English)
(business) financial profitability.. (obsolete) Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result. [16th-18th c.]. One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.. The achievement of one's aim or goal. [from 16th c.]. The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.