Where does “cesser” come from?

cesser (Old French) comes from Latin cessō, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

cesser (Old French): to cease; to stop

Definitions

  1. to cease; to stop

Ancestry of “cesser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincessōto stop, desist, halt, cease
2Latincēdōto go, move, proceed, go along, move along
3Proto-Italickedōgive here!
4Proto-Italickehere
5Indo-European*ḱe

Words derived from “cesser

Every word from Indo-European *ḱeEvery word from Proto-Italic keEvery word from Proto-Italic kedō
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