Where does “cesser” come from?

cesser (Latin) comes from Latin cesso, from Latin cedo, from Proto-Italic kezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyesdʰ- — to drive away; to go away.

cesser (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Ancestry of “cesser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincessoI am remiss; I delay, hold back, tarry; I rest
2LatincedoI go, move, proceed, go along, move along; I...
3Proto-Italickezdō
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyesdʰ-to drive away; to go away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyesdʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic kezdōEvery word from Latin cedo
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