succession

=Succession=

toc Read here about succession, a term that is very useful to discussing and understanding relationships in scale studies, both intra-scale and inter-scale.

=Etymology=

Origin: early 14c., from O.Fr. succession (13c.), from L. successionem (nom. successio) "a following after, a coming into another's place, result," from successus, pp. of succedere (see succeed). late 14c., "come next after, take the place of another," from O.Fr. succeder (14c.), from L. succedere "come after, go near to," from sub "next to, after" + cedere "go, move" (see cede). The sense of "turn out well, have a favorable result" is first recorded late 15c., with ellipsis of adverb (succeed well). 1630s, from L. cedere "to yield; to give up some right or property," originally "to go, proceed, leave," from PIE base *ked- "to go, yield" (cf. Skt. a-sad- "to go, approach;" Avestan apa-had- "turn aside, step aside;" Gk. hodos "way," hodites "wanderer, wayfarer;" O.C.S. chodu "a walking, going," choditi "to go"). Related: Ceded; ceding. The sense evolution in Latin is via the notion of "to go away, withdraw, give ground."