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Where does “cess” come from?

Cess derives from French cesser, from Latin cessare, from Latin cesso, from Latin cedo meaning to go or yield, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke.

cess (English): An assessed tax, duty, or levy; "Usually preceded...

Definitions

  1. An assessed tax, duty, or levy; "Usually preceded...

Ancestry of “cess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishciswicker container; basket, crate; plaited or...
2Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
3LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
4Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
5Proto-Italickensējō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “cess”

  • cesser
  • cessment
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