Etymology of the English word concuss
the English word
concussderived from the Latin word
concussus (action of striking together; shock; shaking; stirred, shaken up; restless)
derived from the Latin word
concutere (shake, vibrate, agitate violently; strike together, to damage; weaken)
derived from the Latin word
quatere (shake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwet-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwēt-Date
The earliest known usage of concuss in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
