Where does “cease-fire” come from?
cease-fire (English) comes from English cease, from Middle English cesen, from Middle French cesser, from Old French cesser, from Latin cessō, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke.
cease-fire (English): In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a...
Definitions
- In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a...
Ancestry of “cease-fire”, step by step
cease-fire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cease
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cease | To stop; To stop doing; To be wanting; to fail;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cesen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 4 | Old French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 5 | Latin | cessō | to stop, desist, halt, cease |
| 6 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 9 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
via English fire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 2 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 3 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 4 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |