Etymograph

English

secede

Secede comes from Latin secedere, and goes back to cēdō ‘to go’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēdō‘to go’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsecedere
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2002secede

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēdō‘to go’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsecedere
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2002secede

Earliest quotation: 2002, Darryl E. Brock, José Agustín Quintero: Cuban Patriot in Confederate Diplomat: “At the same time, Nolan also secretly contracted with…”

Linked words

through Latin cēdō ‘to go’

process, success, necessary, procedure, accessible, excess, succeed, cease, recession, concession, accession, predecessor, cessation, recess, precedent, concede, secession, intercession, intercede, antecedent, decedent, 26 more

Today it means

verb To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

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Etymograph / Latin cēdō / secede

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