cessation

Where does the word "cessation" come from? It comes from Latin cessare, passing through Latin before entering English (1400s).

Cessation’s story begins in Latin: cessare meant “to cease, to delay.” To cease, to delay, frequentative of cedere (to go, yield). Within Latin, it grew into cessatio by ancient. A ceasing, a stopping, from cessare. It reached English by 1400s as cessation. Settled as the English word for the act of stopping something. Today, cessation means the act of stopping or bringing something to an end.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient cessare "to cease, to delay", to cease, to delay, frequentative of cedere (to go, yield).
2. Stage 2 · Latin · ancient cessatio "a ceasing, a stopping", a ceasing, a stopping, from cessare.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1400s cessation "the act of stopping something", settled as the English word for the act of stopping something.