Where does “posadit” come from?
posadit (Czech) comes from Czech sadit, from Romanian sădi, from Old Church Slavonic садити, from Proto-Slavic saditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sōdī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
posadit (Czech): to sit down
Definitions
- to sit down
Ancestry of “posadit”, step by step
posadit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech sadit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | sadit | to place, to plant |
| 2 | Romanian | sădi | to plant |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | садити | to plant |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | saditi | to plant |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sōdī́ˀtei | to set, to plant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |