Where does “set” come from?

set (Catalan) comes from Latin sitis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

set (Catalan): seven; thirst

Definitions

  1. seven; thirst

Ancestry of “set”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsitisthirst; second-person plural present active...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “set”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Latin sitis →