Etymograph

English

secess

Secess comes from Latin secessus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsecessus1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1647secess1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English secess
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1647, Henry More: “Silent Secesse, wast Solitude Deep searching thoughts often renew'd.”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsecessusWiktionary, English secess
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1647secessWiktionary, English secess. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1647, Henry More: “Silent Secesse, wast Solitude Deep searching thoughts often renew'd.”

Every English word from Latin secessus

Today it means

noun retirement; retreat; secession

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “secess”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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