myEtymology.com: English etymology of ceaseless

Etymology of the English word ceaseless

the English word ceaseless

derived from the English word cease

derived from the Old French word cesser

derived from the Late Latin word cessare (be remiss, inactive; hold back)

derived from the Latin word cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ked- (to yield)

derived from the French word cease

derived from the Late Latin word cessare (be remiss, inactive; hold back)

derived from the Latin word cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ked- (to yield)

using the English suffix -less

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lausaz