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English word necessary comes from Latin cedo, and later Latin necesse (Inevitable. Necessary; needed. Unavoidable, particularly:.)

cedo (Latin)

(intransitive) I am inferior to, yield to in rank.. (intransitive) I disappear, pass away, vanish.. (intransitive) I go, move, proceed, go along, move along.. (intransitive) I result, turn out, happen.. (intransitive) I withdraw, depart, retire, go away from.. (intransitive, military) I withdraw, fall back, give up my post.. (intransitive, with dative or in +acc.) I fall (to) (as a [...]

necesse (Latin)

Inevitable. Necessary; needed. Unavoidable, particularly:.

necessarius (Latin)

Friend. Kinsman. Patron Indispensable, requisite. Unavoidable, inevitable.

necessaire (Old French)

necessarye (Middle English)

necessary (English)

(obsolete) Determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion rather than free will.. Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.. Unavoidable, inevitable. (UK, archaic, _, euphemism, usually with the definite article) A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

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