Cease
/siːs/noun
To bring or come to an end; to stop.
Did you know?The word 'cease' is linked to the Latin 'cessare', which means to stop or yield, evoking a sense of surrendering to fate or time.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʲes-
“to sit, to settle, to be still.”
Latin
Latin
cessare
“to stop, to yield, to cease.”
Old French
Old French
ceser
“to cease, to stop.”
Middle English
Middle English
cesen
“to stop or bring to an end.”
Modern English
English
cease
“to stop or bring to an end.”