What is the root word of accession?

Answer 1

The general definition of accession describes a person coming into possession of an object or title/rank by their right of authority. The most commonly used example is a member of a royal family makes an accession to the throne.

The origin of accession, while based on Latin root words, was used in middle English. It can be split into three sections. Something to keep in mind when reviewing root words is that a single word has multiple ways of being spelled.

To break down the word accession:

ac | cess | ion

(ac-) - "to go" as a prefix

(cess) - root word, a derivative of the Latin word cedēr, meaning "yield" or "move"

(-ion) - a suffix that signifies the action or results the word describes

This can also be done with the word accede, which is the act one takes to make an accession.

(ac-) - "to go" as a prefix

(cede) root word, derivative of the Latin word cedēr, meaning "yield" or "move"

(?) - Not all words have a suffix. The word "accede" only uses a suffix that's inflectional. An inflectional suffix modifies the word to give it different parameters. An inflectional suffix can be attached to accede to make it acceded, which is only an indication that the action was past tense. They can also add an ending with ing, es, s, etc.

Although the question was specifically for the word accession the word accede contains the same root word. Both words have a root word that is defined by the act of yielding and or moving.

Answer 2

The root word of accession is "access", which comes from the Latin word "accessus", meaning approach or entry.