Where does “assiento” come from?
assiento (English) comes from Spanish asiento, from Spanish asentar, from Spanish sentar, from Latin sedentāre, from Latin sedēns, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
assiento (English): A contract or convention between Spain and other...
Definitions
- A contract or convention between Spain and other...
Ancestry of “assiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | asiento | seat; sediment, deposit; treaty, pact |
| 2 | Spanish | asentar | to settle; to set up; to settle; to secure; to... |
| 3 | Spanish | sentar | to seat; to set, to establish, to lay; to sit... |
| 4 | Latin | sedentāre | to sit |
| 5 | Latin | sedēns | seating, being seated |
| 6 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |