Where does “cess-” come from?
cess- (Latin) comes from Latin cēdere, from Proto-Italic kezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyesdʰ- — to drive away; to go away.
Ancestry of “cess-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cēdere | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kezdō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyesdʰ- | to drive away; to go away |
Words derived from “cess-”