The initial failure made the subsequent success all the more satisfying.

subsequent 由前缀 sub-（表示"在...之后"）和词根 sequ（来自拉丁语 sequi，意为"跟随"）加上形容词后缀 -ent 组成，字面意思是"跟随在后面的"，引申为"随后的、后来的"。