concede

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

Concede’s story begins in Latin: concedere meant “to yield, to grant.” To yield together, to grant, from com- (thoroughly) and cedere (to yield). It reached English by 1400s as concede. Settled as the English word for admitting something is true, or yielding a point. Today, concede means to admit that something is true, or to yield a point in an argument.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient concedere "to yield, to grant", to yield together, to grant, from com- (thoroughly) and cedere (to yield).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s concede "to admit something is true, or to yield a point", settled as the English word for admitting something is true, or yielding a point.