cease
English
/siːs/
verb
Definitions
- (formal) To stop.
- (formal) To stop doing (something).
- (obsolete) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English cesen derived from Middle French cesser (cease) derived from Latin cessō (leave off).
Origin
Latin
cessō
Gloss
leave off
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cease-fire English
- ceaseless English
- ceaselessly English
- ceaselessness English
- ceasest English
- ceaseth English
- fire English
- unceasable English
- cessatio Latin
- cessator Latin
- cessō Latin
- cesen Middle English
- cesser Middle French