English word recess comes from Latin re-, Latin cess-, and later Latin recessus (Recess. Retreat.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| re- | Latin (lat) | Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards. |
| cess- | Latin (lat) | |
| recedere | Latin (lat) | |
| recessum | Latin (lat) | |
| recessus | Latin (lat) | Recess. Retreat. |
| recess | English (en) | (intransitive) To take or declare a break.. (transitive, informal) To appoint, with a recess appointment.. To inset into something, or to recede.. To make a recess in. (US) A time of play, usually, on a playground.. (archaic) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.. (archaic) A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat.. (archaic) The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; [...] |