Where does “cessen” come from?
cessen (Middle English) comes from Middle French cesser, from Old French cesser, from Latin cessō, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
Ancestry of “cessen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 2 | Old French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 3 | Latin | cessō | — |
| 4 | Latin | cēdō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 7 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
Words derived from “cessen”