| 【cede-, cess-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "cedere," and "cessus." It carries the basic meaning of "move," "go," "yield," and "surrender." from PIE *ked- "to go, yield" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cede-, cess-"]
access ****[898] If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
accessible ***[2770] If a place or building is accessible to people, it is easy for them to reach it or get into it. If an object is accessible, it is easy to reach.
accessory ☆[4609] Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
ancestor ***[2338] Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
ancestral ☆[5018] You use ancestral to refer to a person''s family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
concede **[4252] If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
decease ☆[5032] a more formal word for death
exceed ***[2976] If something exceeds a particular amount or number, it is greater or larger than that amount or number.
excess **[3577] In excess of means more than a particular amount.
excessive **[4268] If you describe the amount or level of something as excessive, you disapprove of it because it is more or higher than is necessary or reasonable.
necessarily ****[1435] If you say that something is not necessarily the case, you mean that it may not be the case or is not always the case.
necessary ****[1163] Something that is necessary is needed in order for something else to happen.
necessity ***[2610] The necessity of something is the fact that it must happen or exist.
procedure ****[1898] A procedure is a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way.
proceed ***[2846] If you proceed to do something, you do it, often after doing something else first.
process ****[315] A process is a series of actions which are carried out in order to achieve a particular result.
succeed ****[1629] If you succeed in doing something, you manage to do it.
success ****[571] Success is the achievement of something that you have been trying to do.
successful ****[776] Something that is successful achieves what it was intended to achieve. Someone who is successful achieves what they intended to achieve.
successfully ***[2282] successful+ly
successor ☆[5069] Someone''s successor is the person who takes their job after they have left.
unnecessary **[4152] If you describe something as unnecessary, you mean that it is not needed or does not have to be done, and is undesirable. The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman
unprecedented ***[3536] If something is unprecedented, it has never happened before.
[WORD ROOT]root cede
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cede, ceed, cest, cess, cease
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) cedere, cessus
[MEANING]root move, go, yield, surrender
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 cessus [pp. of cedere]
- 【Latin】 cedere to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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access ★★★★[898] noun from access
【DEFINITION】 If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ cess(cede); move, go
【First Known Meaning】 an attack of fever
【DERIVATIVEs】 accessibility, accessible, accessibleness, accessibly, access
accessible ★★★[2770] adjective from accessible 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 If a place or building is accessible to people, it is easy for them to reach it or get into it. If an object is accessible, it is easy to reach.
【ANTONYM】 inaccessible
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ cess(cede); move, go ⑶ ible(able); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin accedere》 ad+cedere; approach, go to, come near, enter upon
【First Known Meaning】 affording access, capable of being approached or reached
【DERIVATIVEs】 accessibility, accessible, accessibleness, accessibly, access
accessory ☆[4609] noun from accessory 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
【pl.】 accessories
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); prefix ⑵ cess(cede); ⑶ ory; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【First Known Meaning】 that which is subordinate to something else
【DERIVATIVEs】 accessorial, accessorily, accessoriness, accessory
ancestor ★★★[2338] noun from ancestry 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
【pl.】 ancestors
【SYNONYM】 forebear, forerunner, progenitor
【COMPOSITION】 ancestry + or
【ROOTs】 ⑴ an(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ cest(cede); move, go, yield ⑶ or; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【First Known Meaning】 one from whom a person is descended
【DERIVATIVEs】 ancestor, ancestral, ancestrally, ancestry
ancestral ☆[5018] adjective from ancestry 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
【COMPOSITION】 ancestry + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ an(ante); before, in front of, prior to ⑵ cest(cede); move, go, yield ⑶ r(or); noun suffix ⑷ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【DERIVATIVEs】 ancestor, ancestral, ancestrally, ancestry
concede ★★[4252] verb from concede 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
【Declension/Conjugation】 conceded, conceded, conceding, concedes
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ cede; move, go
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【First Known Meaning】 to make a concession of, yield up
【DERIVATIVEs】 concede, concededly, conceder, concessible, concession, concessional, concessive
decease ☆[5032] noun from decease 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 a more formal word for death
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under, off ⑵ cease(cede); move, go, yield
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【First Known Meaning】 death
exceed ★★★[2976] verb from exceed 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 ] If something exceeds a particular amount or number, it is greater or larger than that amount or number.
【Declension/Conjugation】 exceeded, exceeded, exceeding, exceeds
【SYNONYM】 pass, go beyond
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ex; out, out of ⑵ ceed(cede); move, go
【Etymology】 《French conceder》
【First Known Meaning】 to go beyond,
【DERIVATIVEs】 exceed, exceedable, exceeder, excess, excessive, excessively, excessiveness
excess ★★[3577] noun from exceed 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 In excess of means more than a particular amount.
【pl.】 excesses
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ex; out, out of, forth ⑵ cess(cede); move, go, yield
【Etymology】 《French conceder》
【DERIVATIVEs】 exceed, exceedable, exceeder, excess, excessive, excessively, excessiveness
excessive ★★[4268] adjective from excess 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 If you describe the amount or level of something as excessive, you disapprove of it because it is more or higher than is necessary or reasonable.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ex; out, out of ⑵ cess(cede); move, go ⑶ ive; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【DERIVATIVEs】 exceed, exceedable, exceeder, excess, excessive, excessively, excessiveness
necessarily ★★★★[1435] adverb from necessary 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 If you say that something is not necessarily the case, you mean that it may not be the case or is not always the case.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ne(neg); not, say no ⑵ cess(cede); move, go ⑶ ari(ary); adjective suffix ⑷ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin necesse》 ne+cedere; unavoidable, indispensable; no backing away
【DERIVATIVEs】 necessarily, necessary, necessitate, necessity
necessary ★★★★[1163] adjective from necessary 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 Something that is necessary is needed in order for something else to happen.
【SYNONYM】 essential, inevitable
【ANTONYM】 contingent, unnecessary
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ne(neg); not, say no ⑵ cess(cede); move, go ⑶ ary; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin necesse》 ne+cedere; unavoidable, indispensable; no backing away
【First Known Meaning】 needed, required; essential, indispensable; such as must be, that cannot be otherwise; not voluntary or governed by chance or free will
【DERIVATIVEs】 necessarily, necessary, necessitate, necessitous, necessity
necessity ★★★[2610] noun from necessary 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 The necessity of something is the fact that it must happen or exist.
【pl.】 necessities
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ne(neg); not, say no ⑵ cess(cede); move, go ⑶ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin necesse》 ne+cedere; unavoidable, indispensable; no backing away
【First Known Meaning】 constraining power of circumstances; compulsion (physical or moral), the opposite of liberty; a condition requisite for the attainment of any purpose,
【DERIVATIVEs】 necessarily, necessary, necessitate, necessitous, necessity
procedure ★★★★[1898] noun from proceed 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 A procedure is a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way.
【pl.】 procedures
【SYNONYM】 drill
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pro; before, forth ⑵ ibl(able); suffix ⑶ ced(cede); move, go ⑷ ure; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【First Known Meaning】 fact or manner of proceeding
【DERIVATIVEs】 procedural, procedurally, procedure, proceed, proceeder, process, procession
proceed ★★★[2846] verb from proceed 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 If you proceed to do something, you do it, often after doing something else first.
【Declension/Conjugation】 proceeded, proceeded, proceeding, proceeds
【SYNONYM】 go on, go ahead, get on with
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pro; before, forth ⑵ ceed(cede); move, go
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【DERIVATIVEs】 procedural, procedurally, procedure, proceed, proceeder, process, procession
process ★★★★[315] noun from proceed 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 A process is a series of actions which are carried out in order to achieve a particular result.
【pl.】 processes
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pro; before, forth ⑵ cess(cede); move, go
【Etymology】 《Latin cedere》 to go from, proceed, leave grant, give way, yield, give place
【DERIVATIVEs】 procedure, proceed, proceeder, process, procession
succeed ★★★★[1629] verb
【DEFINITION】 If you succeed in doing something, you manage to do it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 succeeded, succeeded, succeeding, succeeds
【SYNONYM】 follow
【ROOTs】 ⑴ suc(sub); below ⑵ ceed(cede); move, go
【Etymology】 《Latin succedere》 [sub+cedere] come after, follow after; go near to; come under; take the place of
【First Known Meaning】 come next after, follow after another; take the place of another, be elected or chosen for
【DERIVATIVEs】 succeed, succeedable, succeeder, succeeding, succeedingly, success, successful, successfully, successfulness, succession, successional, successionally, successive, successively, successiveness, successless
success ★★★★[571] noun
【DEFINITION】 Success is the achievement of something that you have been trying to do.
【pl.】 successes
【ANTONYM】 failure
【ROOTs】 ⑴ suc(sub); below ⑵ cess(cede); move, go
【Etymology】 《Latin successus》 [noun use of past participle of succedere] an advance, a coming up; a good result, happy outcome
【First Known Meaning】 result, outcome
【DERIVATIVEs】 succeed, succeedable, succeeder, succeeding, succeedingly, success, successful, successfully, successfulness, succession, successive, successless
successful ★★★★[776] adjective
【DEFINITION】 Something that is successful achieves what it was intended to achieve. Someone who is successful achieves what they intended to achieve.
【ANTONYM】 unsuccessful
【ROOTs】 ⑴ suc(sub); below ⑵ cess(cede); move, go ⑶ ful; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin successus》 [noun use of past participle of succedere] an advance, a coming up; a good result, happy outcome
【DERIVATIVEs】 succeed, succeedable, succeeder, succeeding, succeedingly, success, successful, successfully, successfulness, succession, successive, successless
successfully ★★★[2282] adverb
【DEFINITION】 successful+ly
【COMPOSITION】 successful + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ suc(sub); below ⑵ cess(cede); move, go ⑶ ful; adjective suffix ⑷ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin successus》 [noun use of past participle of succedere] an advance, a coming up; a good result, happy outcome
【DERIVATIVEs】 successful, successfully, successfulness, succeed, success
successor ☆[5069] noun
【DEFINITION】 Someone's successor is the person who takes their job after they have left.
【pl.】 successors
【ROOTs】 ⑴ suc(sub); below ⑵ cess(cede); move, go ⑶ or; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin successus》 [noun use of past participle of succedere] an advance, a coming up; a good result, happy outcome
【DERIVATIVEs】 successoral, successor
unnecessary ★★[4152] adjective from necessary 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 If you describe something as unnecessary, you mean that it is not needed or does not have to be done, and is undesirable. The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman
【SYNONYM】 unjustified, uncalled for
【ANTONYM】 necessary
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ ne(neg); not, say no ⑶ cess(cede); move, go ⑷ ary; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin necesse》 ne+cedere; unavoidable, indispensable; no backing away
【DERIVATIVEs】 unnecessarily, unnecessariness, unnecessary
unprecedented ★★★[3536] adjective from unprecedented 〈 cede
【DEFINITION】 If something is unprecedented, it has never happened before.
【COMPOSITION】 precedented
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ pre; before, previous ⑶ ced(cede); move, go ⑷ ent(ant); suffix ⑸ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin succedere》 [sub+cedere] come after, follow after; go near to; come under; take the place of
【DERIVATIVEs】 unprecedentedly, unprecedented
Other words containing "cede-, cess-"; accede, accessibility, accessibleness, accessibly, accessorial, accessorily, accessoriness, ancestrally, ancestry, antecedent, antecedently, cede, ceder, cession, concededly, conceder, concessible, concession, concessional, concessive, deceased, exceedable, exceeder, excessively, excessiveness, necessitate, necessitous, precede, precedence, precedent, precedently, precession, procedural, procedurally, proceeder, processed, procession, processor, recede, recess, recession, recessive, recessively, recessiveness, secede, succeedable, succeeder, succeeding, succeedingly, successfulness, succession, successional, successionally, successive, successively, successiveness, successless, successoral, unnecessarily, unnecessariness, unprecedentedly, unprocessed, unsuccessful, unsuccessfully, unsuccessfulness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
caust-, calm-
caus, cuse
cast
care
car
capt-, ceive-, cept-
caps
cap
cant-, cent-
cane
