English
secession
Secession comes from Latin sēcessiō ‘a withdrawing’, from cēdō ‘go’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *kezdō.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kezdōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēdō‘go’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēcēdō‘to withdraw, to secede, to separate oneself, to shut oneself off, to seek distance’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēcessiō‘a withdrawing’
- Englishtodaysecession
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kezdōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēdō‘go’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēcēdō‘to withdraw, to secede, to separate oneself, to shut oneself off, to seek distance’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēcessiō‘a withdrawing’
- Englishtodaysecession
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *kezdō
successor, excessive, successive, succession, inaccessible, procession, recessive, precession, 9 more
through Latin cēdō ‘go’
process, success, necessary, procedure, succeed, excess, cease, accessible, precedent, predecessor, concede, recession, recess, concession, cede, cessation, accession, intercession, 29 more
Today it means
noun The act of seceding.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kezdō / secession