Where does “cessant” come from?

cessant (English) comes from Latin cessans, from Latin cessāre.

cessant (English): inactive; dormant

Definitions

  1. inactive; dormant

Ancestry of “cessant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincessansdelaying; resting
2Latincessāre—
Every word from Latin cessāre →Every word from Latin cessans →
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