Etymology

recede

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Today it means: To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. Full definition →

Middle English receden ← Middle French receder ← Latin recedere
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromrecedere“to withdraw; to go back”
  2. Middle French · derived fromreceder
  3. Middle English · inherited fromreceden
  4. English todayrecede

Inherited from Middle English receden, from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

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