Where does “cession” come from?
Cession comes from Middle French cession, from Latin cessionem, the noun form of cedere meaning "to yield or grant," ultimately from Proto-Italic kedō.
cession (English): That which is ceded; The giving up of rights,...
Definitions
- That which is ceded; The giving up of rights,...
Ancestry of “cession”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | cession | — |
| 2 | Latin | cessionem | accusative singular of cessiō |
| 3 | Latin | cedere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | cedo | I go, move, proceed, go along, move along; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kezdō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyesdʰ- | to drive away; to go away |