Where does “recede” come from?
Recede derives from Middle French receder, from Latin recedere, composed of the prefix re- and cedo, rooted in Proto-Indo-European wert- and wer-, meaning to turn or move away.
recede (English): To move back; to retreat; to withdraw; To cede...
Definitions
- To move back; to retreat; to withdraw; To cede...
Ancestry of “recede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | receden | To leave or depart |
| 2 | Middle French | receder | — |
| 3 | Latin | recedere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |