Concise
/kənˈsaɪs/noun
Giving a lot of information clearly in very few words.
Did you know?It comes from Latin *concidere*, meaning “to cut up” or “cut short,” from *com-* “together” + *caedere* “to cut,” the same ancient root behind words like “incision” and “decisive.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*keh₂i-
“to strike, cut”
Latin
Latin
caedere
“to cut, strike down”
Latin
Latin
concidere
“to cut up, cut short”
Late Latin
Latin
concisus
“cut short, brief”
14th Century
English
concise
“brief and to the point”
Modern English
English
concise
“expressing much in few words”