Etymology of the English word concession
the English word
concessionderived from the Latin word
concessio (permission; grant, concession)
derived from the Latin word
concessus (concession; agreement; permission; permitted, allowable, allowed)
derived from the Latin word
concedere (relinquish, give up, concede)
derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of concession in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
concessionaryCognates
Dutch
concessie, French
concession, German
Konzession, Italian
concessione, Norwegian
konsesjon, Spanish
concesion, Swedish
koncessionUsage
Word found in Modern English
