intercession

The story

1. Latin · derived fromintercessiō
2. Old French · derived fromintercession
3. Middle French · borrowed fromintercession
4. English todayintercession

First attested in the early 15th Century. From Middle French intercession, from Old French intercession, from Latin intercessiō, from intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“to go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.