concise

/kənˈsaɪs/kuhn-SYS

/kənˈsaɪs/kuhn-SYS

Meaningcut short

Common meaning: short and clear, with nothing wasted

conwith, together; thoroughly
ciscut; fell, killLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 261 · scan

‘with, together’ + ‘cut’ → concise

Journey through time

Latincaedō, cecīdī, caesum‘cut’
Frenchconcis
Englishconcise‘short and clear, with nothing wasted’ · today

con- also in: convex convey concave conceal concede

cis also in: decide precise fratricide

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin caedō ‘cut; fell, kill’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry caedō, p. 261 · dictionary scan

Roots

caedō, cecīdī, caesum Latin “cut; fell, kill”

Related words

decide fratricide precise

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