Where does “concession” come from?
Concession comes from Middle English concession, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessio, derived from concedo meaning "to yield or grant," itself from cedo meaning "to go or yield."
concession (English): The act of conceding; An act of conceding,...
Definitions
- The act of conceding; An act of conceding,...
Ancestry of “concession”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | concession | — |
| 2 | Middle French | concession | — |
| 3 | Latin | concessiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | concēdō | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “concession”