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
- retirement; retreat; secession
Ancestry of “secess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | secessus | withdrawn; seceded; rebelled |
| 2 | Latin | sēcēdō | — |
| 3 | Latin | cēdō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 6 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |