Etymology of the English word recede
the English word
recedederived from the Latin word
recedere (recede, go back, withdraw)
using the Latin prefix
re-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 recede in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
receded,
recedingUsage
Word found in Modern English
