Where does “secess” come from?

secess (English) comes from Latin secessus, from Latin sēcēdō, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

secess (English): retirement; retreat; secession

Definitions

  1. retirement; retreat; secession

Ancestry of “secess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecessuswithdrawn; seceded; rebelled
2Latinsēcēdōto withdraw, to secede, to separate oneself, to shut oneself off, to seek distance
3Latincēdōto go, move, proceed, go along, move along
4Proto-Italickedōgive here!
5Proto-Italickehere
6Indo-European*ḱe—
Every word from Indo-European *ḱe →Every word from Proto-Italic ke →Every word from Proto-Italic kedō →