Etymology of the English word intercession
the English word
intercessionderived from the Old French word
intercessionderived from the Latin word
intercessio (intervention; veto)
derived from the Latin word
intercessusderived from the Latin word
intercedere (intervene; intercede, interrupt)
using the Latin prefix
inter-derived from the Latin word
inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
derived from the Latin word
intercessumderived from the Latin word
intercedere (intervene; intercede, interrupt)
using the Latin prefix
inter-derived from the Latin word
inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived 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 intercession in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
