Etymology

cease

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Today it means: To stop. Full definition →

Middle English cesen ← Middle French cesser ← Latin cessō
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cease · verb, noun1

  1. Latincēdō
  2. Latincessō
  3. Middle Frenchcesser
  4. Middle Englishcesen
  5. English todaycease

From Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cessō (“leave off”), frequentative of cēdō (“to leave off, go away”). Compare secede.

Cease · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromZies
  2. English todayCease

Probably an Americanized form of German Zies.

Words from the same roots

Middle Frenchcesser all →

cess

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