Where does “Side” come from?

Side comes from Latin Sīdē, from Ancient Greek Σίδη, a word of unknown origin and meaning.

Side (English): A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape

Definitions

  1. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape

Ancestry of “Side”, step by step

Side traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English side

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsidecustom
2Old Englishsīdeside, flank
3Proto-West Germanic*sīdāside
4Medieval Latinsida—
5Late LatinsetaAlternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle
6Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
7Proto-Italicsaitā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via Latin side

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsidesecond-person singular present active imperative...
2Ancient Greekσίδηpomegranate; kind of waterplant growing near...

Words derived from “Side”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- →