Etymograph

English

intercedent

Intercedent may come from French intercedent.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentintercedentuncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentintercedentuncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Probably by way of French intercedent (adjective), which seems to be more commonly attested than this English adjective. Ultimately from Latin intercedens, present participle of intercedere, and possibly borrowed twice by English, with the later borrowing being a learned borrowing.

Every English word from French intercedent

Today it means

adj Interceding: Passing between; mediating

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French intercedent / intercedent

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