accede

Where does the word "accede" come from? It comes from Latin accedere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

Accede’s story begins in Latin: accedere meant “to approach, to agree to.” To approach, to agree to, from ad- (to) and cedere (to go, yield). It reached English by 1400s as accede. Settled as the English word for agreeing to a demand or request. Today, accede means to formally agree to a demand, request, or treaty.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient accedere "to approach, to agree to", to approach, to agree to, from ad- (to) and cedere (to go, yield).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s accede "to agree to a demand, request, or treaty", settled as the English word for agreeing to a demand or request.