Where does “recesser” come from?
recesser (Swedish) comes from English recess, from Latin recessus, from Latin recedere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
Definitions
Ancestry of “recesser”, step by step
recesser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recess | A break, pause or vacation; An inset, hole, space... |
| 2 | Latin | recessus | receded, retreated; recess, secluded spot;... |
| 3 | Latin | recedere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via French cesser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cesser | to cease; to stop; to break up |
| 2 | Middle French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 3 | Old French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 4 | Latin | cessō | to stop, desist, halt, cease |
| 5 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 8 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |