Where does “seda” come from?
seda (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan seda, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
seda (Catalan): silk
Ancestry of “seda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | seda | — |
| 2 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |