1. Etymology of the English word recession
the English word
recessionderived from the Latin word
recessioderived 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)
Derivations in English
recessional,
recessionary,
recessionproofCognates
Dutch
recessie, French
récession, German
Rezession, Norwegian
resesjon, Swedish
recessionUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word recession
derived from the English word
recessionusing the English prefix
re-derived from the Latin prefix
re-derived from the English word
cessionderived from the Old French word
cessionderived from the Latin word
cessio (surrendering, conceding; running)
derived from the Latin word
cessus (backward or yielding movement)
derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
