Etymology of the English word recess
the English word
recessderived from the Latin word
recessus (retreat; retreat; recess)
derived 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 recess in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
recessed,
recessingDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
recessoUsage
Word found in Modern English
