English → Latin
“come after” in Latin
īnsequorto follow, follow after or upon someone or something; pursue, follow up, press upon; attack, chase; to proceed, go on; tsubsequorto follow close after or immediately, to succeed; to follow, adhere to, comply with, conform to or imitate someone or so
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
come after
postvenire (of persons): postea accidere (of things): to come immediately after, insequi: subsequi: to come after anybody or anything (with reference to order, rank, dignity, or time), succedere alicui and alicui rei: to come immediately after anybody or anything, excipere aliquem and aliquid (seldom without accusative, as in Caes., B.G., 2, 7; Vid: Held): one misfortune comes after another, *malum excipit malum [Vid :, also, To FOLLOW].
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for come after?
- The usual Latin words for “come after” are īnsequor, subsequor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.