Where does “recess” come from?
Recess comes from Latin recessus, the past participle of recedo meaning to withdraw, from cedo meaning to go, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning to turn.
recess (English): A break, pause or vacation; An inset, hole, space...
Definitions
- A break, pause or vacation; An inset, hole, space...
Ancestry of “recess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | recessus | receded, retreated; recess, secluded spot;... |
| 2 | Latin | recedere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |