Where does “ceasest” come from?
ceasest (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.
ceasest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “ceasest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | cēdō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 9 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |