ced/cess

go, yield

Spelled ced, cess · cedere 'to go, yield'

Latin cedere meant 'go' or 'yield': precede goes before, recede goes back, and concede yields a point.

Words built from it

precede — to come before in time or order
pre- (before) + cede (go)
recede — to move back or away
re- (back) + cede (go)
proceed — to go forward or continue
pro- (forward) + ceed (go)
concede — to admit something is true; to yield
con- (fully) + cede (yield)
exceed — to go beyond a limit
ex- (beyond) + ceed (go)
succeed — to achieve a goal, or to come after another
suc- (close after; form of sub-) + ceed (go)
antecedent — a thing or event that came before
ante- (before) + ced (go) + -ent

cedar — ultimately from Greek kedros (via Latin cedrus), the tree's name; unrelated to Latin cedere 'to go, yield'.
princess — from Old French princesse, prince + feminine -esse, not Latin cedere