Etymology of cease by etymonline

"stop moving, acting, or speaking; come to an end," from Old French cesser "come to an… See origin and meaning of cease.

Etymology of cease-fire by etymonline

ceasefire, "a cessation of shooting," 1916, from the verbal phrase cease fire, attested from 1847 as a military command (formerly also signaled by bugles).

Etymology of cessation by etymonline

"interruption, a ceasing; abdication," from Latin cessationem (nominative cessatio) "a delaying, ceasing, tarrying," noun of action from past-participle stem ...

Etymology of surcease by etymonline

early 15c., surcesen, "cease from an action, desist," chiefly a legal term, from Anglo-French surseser, Old French sursis, past participle of ...

Etymology of ceaseless by etymonline

1300, from cease (n.) or else from Old French cesse "cease, cessation," from cesser. -less. word-forming element meaning "lacking, cannot be, ...

Etymology of desist by etymonline

"refrain;" 1520s, "to stop, cease from some action or proceeding," from Latin desistere… See origin and meaning of desist.

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cease, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

The earliest known use of the verb cease is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for cease is from around 1320, in the Seven Sages.

Can "cess" mean either "go, move" and "cease"?

A desiderative or frequentative verb cesso was also formed from this supine stem, meaning "try to get away, stand back, be remiss, cease".

stop | Etymology of stop by etymonline

Middle English stoppen, "obstruct (a passage) with a physical barrier; close up by filling, stuffing, or plugging," from Old English -stoppian.

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Earlier it was from Late Latin febrifugia, from Latin febris “fever” and fugare “put to flight.” According to Etymonline, this modern English word is probably a ...

Etymology of discontinue by etymonline

late 14c., discontinuen, "be interrupted, cease, stop," from Old French discontinuer (14c.), from Medieval Latin discontinuare "discontinue," from dis- "not" ( ...

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Etymology of "stint" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

What it says is that the sense development is uncertain, in that we don't know whether the senses of "shorten/cease/pause" already existed in OE ...

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1. asunder, as ἀποκόπτω, ἀπολύω ἀποτέμνω: and hence, away, off, as ἀποβάλλω, ἀποβαίνω; denoting, removal of an accusation, as ἀπολογέομαι, ...

pine (v.) = "to torture, torment, afflict, cause to suffer" - Reddit

"pain, torture, punishment," from a general Germanic word (compare Middle Dutch pinen, Old High German pinon, German Pein, Old Norse pina), all ...

Etymology of suspend by etymonline

The intransitive meaning "cease from operation for a time, stop" (payments, work, etc.) is from 1570s. Related: Suspended; suspending. also ...

Etymology Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Etymon means "origin of a word" in Latin, and comes from the Greek word etymon, meaning "literal meaning of a word according to its origin." Greek etymon in ...

Etymology of stopper by etymonline

1530s, "one who or that which brings to a stop or stand," agent noun from stop (v.). It is attested by 1590s as "something that obstructs" a hole or passage.