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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English cesen, cessen, [[bor|fro|cesser|t=to come to an end, stop]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin cessāre, to cease, go slowly, be idle, a frequentative of cēdere, to go away, withdraw, yield (see [[cede]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from PIE *ked-, to go, yield.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[inh|enm|cesen]], cessen, [[bor|fro|cesser|t=to come to an end, stop]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[la|cessāre]], to cease, go slowly, be idle, a frequentative of [[m|la|cēdere]], to go away, withdraw, yield (see [[cede]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[ine-pro|*ked-]], to go, yield.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==