Etymology

cessation

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Today it means: A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final. Full definition →

Middle French cessation ← Latin cessātiō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcessātiō
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromcessation
  3. English todaycessation

Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede.

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