- concise (adj.)
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[concise 词源字典] - 1580s, from Latin concisus "cut off, brief," past participle of concidere "to cut off, cut up, cut through, cut to pieces," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + caedere "to cut" (see -cide). Related: Concisely.[concise etymology, concise origin, 英语词源]