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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-728/
- Published: 2026-08-15T18:15:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-15T18:15:28.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

consecutive (adjective) -

: following one after the other in order : successive

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consecutive?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Consecutive has a good deal in common with the complementary word concurrent. Besides the fact that both begin with the prefix con- (meaning “with, together”), each word deals with the time-order in which several things happen. Concurrent describes things that are occurring, or people who are doing something, at the same time, such as “concurrent users” of a computer program. Consecutive refers to things that are arranged or happen in a sequential order. A criminal who serves a consecutive sentence does time for one conviction after another. If that person gets a concurrent sentence, he or she undergoes all punishments at the same time. The word is borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French consecutif "following one after the other," borrowed from Medieval Latin consecūtīvus "following as a result or effect," from Latin consecūtus, past participle of consequī "to come after, succeed in time, follow as a necessary consequence". Its first known use was in 1611.

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