myEtymology.com: English etymology of ceasing

Etymology of the English word ceasing

the English word ceasing

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)