Where does “cease” come from?
Cease comes from Middle English cesen, from Middle French cesser, from Latin cesso, from Latin cedo meaning to yield or go, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke.
cease (English): To stop; To stop doing; To be wanting; to fail;...
Definitions
- To stop; To stop doing; To be wanting; to fail;...
Ancestry of “cease”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cesen | — |
| 2 | Middle French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 3 | Old French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 4 | Latin | cessō | — |
| 5 | Latin | cēdō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 8 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
Words derived from “cease”