Something that comes later or as a consequence of something else; an aftermath or result.
From Old English 'æfter' (after) + 'come'. This Old English compound describes events that follow in sequence, with roots in Proto-Germanic.
Before people said 'aftermath,' they used 'aftercome' to describe consequences—it's a much more poetic way to think about how one thing leads to another, like dominoes falling.
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