Where does “concede” come from?
Concede comes from Old French conceder, from Latin concedo meaning to grant or allow, derived from cedo meaning to go or yield, combined with cum meaning with.
concede (English): To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; To...
Definitions
- To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; To...
Ancestry of “concede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | conceder | to grant; to allow |
| 2 | Latin | concēdō | — |
| 3 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 5 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | — |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “concede”