Where does “intercede” come from?
Intercede comes from Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercedo (to go between), from Latin cedo (to go, yield) and Latin volvere (to turn), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European welH- (to turn, roll).
intercede (English): To plead on someone else's behalf; To act as a...
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- To plead on someone else's behalf; To act as a...
Ancestry of “intercede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | intercéder | — |
| 2 | Latin | intercēdō | to intervene |
| 3 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 5 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |