Where does “concessional” come from?
Concessional derives from English concession, from Latin concessio, the noun form of concedere, meaning to yield or grant, from cedere, to go or yield.
concessional (English): Of, relating to, or being a concession;...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or being a concession;...
Ancestry of “concessional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | concession | The act of conceding; An act of conceding,... |
| 2 | Middle English | concession | — |
| 3 | Middle French | concession | — |
| 4 | Latin | concessiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | concēdō | — |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | — |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |