Etymology of the English word cession
the English word
cessionderived from the Old French word
cessionderived from the Latin word
cessio (surrendering, conceding; running)
derived from the Latin word
cessus (backward or yielding movement)
derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
Date
The earliest known usage of cession in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
recessionUsage
Word found in Modern English
